diff --git a/meta-skeleton/recipes-skeleton/useradd/useradd-example.bb b/meta-skeleton/recipes-skeleton/useradd/useradd-example.bb
index d3c02d5d61..20a101a6eb 100644
--- a/meta-skeleton/recipes-skeleton/useradd/useradd-example.bb
+++ b/meta-skeleton/recipes-skeleton/useradd/useradd-example.bb
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ DESCRIPTION = "This recipe serves as an example for using features from useradd.
 SECTION = "examples"
 PR = "r1"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=4d92cd373abda3937c2bc47fbc49d690 \
-                    file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
 
 SRC_URI = "file://file1 \
            file://file2 \
diff --git a/meta/recipes-bsp/formfactor/formfactor_0.0.bb b/meta/recipes-bsp/formfactor/formfactor_0.0.bb
index 5c30bd510d..53cf1cf774 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-bsp/formfactor/formfactor_0.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-bsp/formfactor/formfactor_0.0.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 SUMMARY = "Device formfactor information"
 SECTION = "base"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=4d92cd373abda3937c2bc47fbc49d690 \
-                    file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
 PR = "r45"
 
 SRC_URI = "file://config file://machconfig"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/ppp-dialin/ppp-dialin_0.1.bb b/meta/recipes-connectivity/ppp-dialin/ppp-dialin_0.1.bb
index 51a76b4299..b5f68951d7 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/ppp-dialin/ppp-dialin_0.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/ppp-dialin/ppp-dialin_0.1.bb
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ DEPENDS = "ppp"
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "ppp"
 PR = "r8"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=4d92cd373abda3937c2bc47fbc49d690 \
-                    file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
 
 SRC_URI = "file://host-peer \
            file://ppp-dialin"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-compat-units.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-compat-units.bb
index 421fc06dfb..aa20014499 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-compat-units.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-compat-units.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SUMMARY = "Enhances systemd compatilibity with existing SysVinit scripts"
 
 LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=4d92cd373abda3937c2bc47fbc49d690"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
 
 PR = "r29"
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-systemctl-native.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-systemctl-native.bb
index fbdc9c0a18..fadc8433d8 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-systemctl-native.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-systemctl-native.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SUMMARY = "Wrapper for enabling systemd services"
 
 LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=4d92cd373abda3937c2bc47fbc49d690"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
 
 PR = "r6"
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/udev/udev-extraconf_1.1.bb b/meta/recipes-core/udev/udev-extraconf_1.1.bb
index ecd4a8aab5..ae125507b1 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/udev/udev-extraconf_1.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/udev/udev-extraconf_1.1.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 SUMMARY = "Extra machine specific configuration files"
 DESCRIPTION = "Extra machine specific configuration files for udev, specifically blacklist information."
 LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=4d92cd373abda3937c2bc47fbc49d690 \
-                    file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
        file://automount.rules \
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/devel-config/distcc-config.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/devel-config/distcc-config.bb
index cb7830b999..3cd661d543 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/devel-config/distcc-config.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/devel-config/distcc-config.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 SUMMARY = "Sets up distcc for compilation on the target device"
 
 LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=4d92cd373abda3937c2bc47fbc49d690 \
-                    file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
 
 SRC_URI = "file://distcc.sh"
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/devel-config/nfs-export-root.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/devel-config/nfs-export-root.bb
index 169d00581d..56375a47b7 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/devel-config/nfs-export-root.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/devel-config/nfs-export-root.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 SUMMARY = "Configuration script to export target rootfs filesystem"
 DESCRIPTION = "Enables NFS access from any host to the entire filesystem (for development purposes)."
 LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=4d92cd373abda3937c2bc47fbc49d690 \
-                    file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
 
 PR = "r1"
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/run-postinsts/run-postinsts_1.0.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/run-postinsts/run-postinsts_1.0.bb
index 11c94e57d8..31c98ec99c 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/run-postinsts/run-postinsts_1.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/run-postinsts/run-postinsts_1.0.bb
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ SUMMARY = "Runs postinstall scripts on first boot of the target device"
 SECTION = "devel"
 PR = "r9"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=4d92cd373abda3937c2bc47fbc49d690 \
-                    file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
 
 SRC_URI = "file://run-postinsts \
            file://run-postinsts.init \
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb
index 291cd16b2a..22ba5f3fb3 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SUMMARY = "Startup script and systemd unit file for the Weston Wayland compositor"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=4d92cd373abda3937c2bc47fbc49d690"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
 
 SRC_URI = "file://init \
            file://weston.service \
diff --git a/meta/recipes-sato/shutdown-desktop/shutdown-desktop.bb b/meta/recipes-sato/shutdown-desktop/shutdown-desktop.bb
index ebdd6d123a..28d5096023 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-sato/shutdown-desktop/shutdown-desktop.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-sato/shutdown-desktop/shutdown-desktop.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 SUMMARY = "Provides an icon to shut down the system cleanly"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=4d92cd373abda3937c2bc47fbc49d690 \
-                    file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
 
 SRC_URI = "file://shutdown.desktop"