diff --git a/master/internal/license/license.go b/master/internal/license/license.go
index 9008447c5df..2ab58df7c31 100644
--- a/master/internal/license/license.go
+++ b/master/internal/license/license.go
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 package license
 
-const (
-	licenseRequiredMsg = "An enterprise license is required to use this feature"
-	errCheckingLicense = "error when validating license"
-)
-
 // licenseKey stores the MLDE licenseKey if provided, else defaulting to no licenseKey.
 var licenseKey string
 
diff --git a/master/internal/license/license_test.go b/master/internal/license/license_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 00ea6fc8244..00000000000
--- a/master/internal/license/license_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-package license
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-const (
-	testResource = "test resource"
-)
-
-func TestRequireLicenseWithEmptyLicenseKey(t *testing.T) {
-	licenseKey = ""
-
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			require.Contains(t, r, licenseRequiredMsg)
-			require.Contains(t, r, testResource)
-			return
-		}
-		require.Fail(t, "panic expected")
-	}()
-	RequireLicense(testResource)
-}
-
-func TestRequireLicenseWithEmptyPublicKey(t *testing.T) {
-	publicKey = ""
-
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			require.Contains(t, r, licenseRequiredMsg)
-			require.Contains(t, r, testResource)
-			return
-		}
-		require.Fail(t, "panic expected")
-	}()
-	RequireLicense(testResource)
-}
-
-func TestRequireLicenseWithInvalidPublicKey(t *testing.T) {
-	publicKey = "badKey"
-	licenseKey = "fakeLicense"
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			require.Contains(t, r, errCheckingLicense)
-		}
-	}()
-	RequireLicense(testResource)
-}
-
-func TestRequireLicenseWithInvalidLicenseKey(t *testing.T) {
-	publicKey = "LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBQVUJMSUMgS0VZLS0tLS0KTUZrd0V3WUhLb1pJemowQ0FRWUlLb1pJemowREFRY0" +
-		"RRZ0FFTkRVTlV3cG82RkpoOWl5Ni8ySC9wTUFyRGxXYQppUUxjNko3QVVYWmFuUzdxbC8xcjZjRDBrbjN2bHV2" +
-		"MjBxSk1abEVPb1NscEU0WWpKbjQxNzZUWEJnPT0KLS0tLS1FTkQgUFVCTElDIEtFWS0tLS0tCg=="
-	licenseKey = "badLicense"
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			require.Contains(t, r, errCheckingLicense)
-		}
-	}()
-	RequireLicense(testResource)
-}