diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-bluetooth.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-bluetooth.bb
index 0caf33a3a..e07386caf 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-bluetooth.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-bluetooth.bb
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012 Digi International.
 #
 SUMMARY = "Bluetooth packagegroup for DEY image"
-LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=3f40d7994397109285ec7b81fdeb3b58"
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 
-inherit bluetooth
-inherit packagegroup
+PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
+inherit packagegroup bluetooth
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = " \
 	${BLUEZ} \
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-network.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-network.bb
index ce7d5d7ef..1f3abb010 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-network.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-network.bb
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012 Digi International.
 #
 SUMMARY = "Network applications packagegroup for DEY image"
-LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=3f40d7994397109285ec7b81fdeb3b58"
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 
+PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 inherit packagegroup
 
 # Distro can override the following VIRTUAL-RUNTIME providers:
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-wireless.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-wireless.bb
index 0ddf4d9b6..e4f27eb3e 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-wireless.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-wireless.bb
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012 Digi International.
 #
 SUMMARY = "Wireless packagegroup for DEY image"
-LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=3f40d7994397109285ec7b81fdeb3b58"
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 
+PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 inherit packagegroup
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "\
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb
index d8201c7dd..34a0425bf 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012 Digi International.
 #
 SUMMARY = "Core packagegroup for DEY image"
-LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=3f40d7994397109285ec7b81fdeb3b58"
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
+
 DEPENDS = "virtual/kernel"
 
+PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 inherit packagegroup
 
 #
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-debug.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-debug.bb
index 11dd269ad..2f47f8bc1 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-debug.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-debug.bb
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012 Digi International.
 #
 SUMMARY = "Debug applications packagegroup for DEY image"
-LICENSE = "GPLv2"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=3f40d7994397109285ec7b81fdeb3b58"
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 
+PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 inherit packagegroup
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "\
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-examples.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-examples.bb
index 5df5449fb..e854834b6 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-examples.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-examples.bb
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2013 Digi International.
 
 SUMMARY = "DEY examples packagegroup"
-LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=3f40d7994397109285ec7b81fdeb3b58 \
-                    file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
 
 DEPENDS = "virtual/kernel"
 
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-trustfence.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-trustfence.bb
index ff85f755e..8ab2b03f6 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-trustfence.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-trustfence.bb
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2016 Digi International.
 
 SUMMARY = "DEY trustfence packagegroup"
-LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=3f40d7994397109285ec7b81fdeb3b58 \
-                    file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
 
 inherit packagegroup
 
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-graphics/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-qt.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-graphics/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-qt.bb
index b4197ab64..9c6c8e979 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-graphics/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-qt.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-graphics/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-qt.bb
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2013 Digi International.
 #
 SUMMARY = "QT packagegroup for DEY image"
-LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=3f40d7994397109285ec7b81fdeb3b58"
 
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
-
 inherit packagegroup
 
 MACHINE_QT5_EXTRA_INSTALL ?= ""
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-audio.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-audio.bb
index 3d29fdea6..1f5ece5d1 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-audio.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-audio.bb
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012 Digi International.
 #
 SUMMARY = "Audio packagegroup for DEY image"
-LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=3f40d7994397109285ec7b81fdeb3b58"
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 
+PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 inherit packagegroup
 
 ALSA_UTILS_PKGS = " \
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-gstreamer.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-gstreamer.bb
index b8bd34829..15abe22f9 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-gstreamer.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-multimedia/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-gstreamer.bb
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012 Digi International.
 #
 SUMMARY = "Gstreamer framework packagegroup for DEY image"
-LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=3f40d7994397109285ec7b81fdeb3b58"
 
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 inherit packagegroup