diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5bf557a9ca..19dadbb949 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ jacocoTestReport {
 }
 
 checkstyle {
-    configFile file("checkstyle/sun_checks.xml")
-    configFile file("checkstyle/println_checks.xml")
+    toolVersion "10.3.3"
+    configDirectory.set(rootProject.file("checkstyle/"))
 }
 
 opensearchplugin {
diff --git a/checkstyle/sun_checks.xml b/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
similarity index 91%
rename from checkstyle/sun_checks.xml
rename to checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
index d2818ef895..eaa44635e4 100644
--- a/checkstyle/sun_checks.xml
+++ b/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   To suppress certain violations please review suppression filters.
   Finally, it is worth reading the documentation.
 -->
-
+<!-- exSUN codestyle check with the additional check for System.out.ptintln -->
 <module name="Checker">
   <!--
       If you set the basedir property below, then all reported file
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@
   <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
     <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$"/>
   </module>
+  <!-- System.out.ptintln -->
+  <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
+    <property name="fileNamePattern" value="src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/*"/>
+  </module>
+  <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
+    <property name="fileNamePattern" value="src/main/java/com/amazon/dlic/auth/http/kerberos/HTTPSpnegoAuthenticator.java"/>
+  </module>
 
   <!-- https://checkstyle.org/config_filters.html#SuppressionFilter -->
   <module name="SuppressionFilter">
@@ -188,6 +195,14 @@
       <property name="optional" value="true"/>
     </module>
 
+    <!-- System.out.println -->
+    <module name="RegexpSinglelineJava">
+      <property name="format" value="System.out.println"/>
+      <property name="ignoreCase" value="true"/>
+      <property name="message" value="Do not use System.out.println" />
+      <property name="severity" value="error"/>
+    </module>
+
   </module>
 
   <module name="RegexpSingleline">
@@ -215,5 +230,4 @@
     <property name="checkFormat" value="$1"/>
   </module>
 
-  <module name="PrintlnModule"/>
 </module>
diff --git a/checkstyle/println_checks.xml b/checkstyle/println_checks.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fd2f7aff4..0000000000
--- a/checkstyle/println_checks.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<!DOCTYPE module PUBLIC
-        "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
-        "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
-
-<module name="Checker">
-    <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
-        <property name="fileNamePattern" value="src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/*"/>
-    </module>
-    <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
-        <property name="fileNamePattern" value="src/main/java/com/amazon/dlic/auth/http/kerberos/HTTPSpnegoAuthenticator.java"/>
-    </module>
-    <module name="TreeWalker">
-        <module name="RegexpSinglelineJava">
-            <property name="format" value="System.out.println"/>
-            <property name="ignoreCase" value="true"/>
-            <property name="message" value="Do not use System.out.println" />
-            <property name="severity" value="error"/>
-        </module>
-    </module>
-</module>