diff --git a/checkstyle.xml b/checkstyle.xml
index f69c7f300..e1d5dfbec 100644
--- a/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/checkstyle.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 
     <module name="RegexpHeader">
         <property name="fileExtensions" value="java"/>
-        <property name="headerFile" value=".java_header"/>
     </module>
 
     <module name="TreeWalker">
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f665e20cc..5fc6fe204 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@
         <version>3.4.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <configLocation>checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
+          <headerLocation>.java_header</headerLocation>
           <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
           <violationSeverity>warning</violationSeverity>
           <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>