diff --git a/distribution/archives/darwin-arm64-tar/build.gradle b/distribution/archives/darwin-arm64-tar/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3e3a302c8d6..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/archives/darwin-arm64-tar/build.gradle
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@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// distribution is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/archives/darwin-tar/build.gradle b/distribution/archives/darwin-tar/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3e3a302c8d6..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/archives/darwin-tar/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// distribution is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/archives/linux-arm64-tar/build.gradle b/distribution/archives/linux-arm64-tar/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3e3a302c8d6..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/archives/linux-arm64-tar/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// distribution is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/archives/linux-tar/build.gradle b/distribution/archives/linux-tar/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3e3a302c8d6..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/archives/linux-tar/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// distribution is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/archives/no-jdk-darwin-arm64-tar/build.gradle b/distribution/archives/no-jdk-darwin-arm64-tar/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3e3a302c8d6..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/archives/no-jdk-darwin-arm64-tar/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// distribution is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/archives/no-jdk-darwin-tar/build.gradle b/distribution/archives/no-jdk-darwin-tar/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3e3a302c8d6..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/archives/no-jdk-darwin-tar/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// distribution is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/archives/no-jdk-linux-tar/build.gradle b/distribution/archives/no-jdk-linux-tar/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3e3a302c8d6..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/archives/no-jdk-linux-tar/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// distribution is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/archives/no-jdk-windows-zip/build.gradle b/distribution/archives/no-jdk-windows-zip/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3e3a302c8d6..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/archives/no-jdk-windows-zip/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// distribution is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/archives/windows-zip/build.gradle b/distribution/archives/windows-zip/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3e3a302c8d6..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/archives/windows-zip/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// distribution is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/docker/docker-arm64-export/build.gradle b/distribution/docker/docker-arm64-export/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 3506c4e39c234..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/docker/docker-arm64-export/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// export is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/docker/docker-s390x-export/build.gradle b/distribution/docker/docker-s390x-export/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 3506c4e39c234..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/docker/docker-s390x-export/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// export is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/packages/arm64-deb/build.gradle b/distribution/packages/arm64-deb/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3e3a302c8d6..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/packages/arm64-deb/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// distribution is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/packages/arm64-rpm/build.gradle b/distribution/packages/arm64-rpm/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3e3a302c8d6..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/packages/arm64-rpm/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// distribution is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/packages/deb/build.gradle b/distribution/packages/deb/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3e3a302c8d6..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/packages/deb/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// distribution is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/packages/no-jdk-deb/build.gradle b/distribution/packages/no-jdk-deb/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3e3a302c8d6..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/packages/no-jdk-deb/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// distribution is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/packages/no-jdk-rpm/build.gradle b/distribution/packages/no-jdk-rpm/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3e3a302c8d6..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/packages/no-jdk-rpm/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// distribution is done in the parent project.
diff --git a/distribution/packages/rpm/build.gradle b/distribution/packages/rpm/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3e3a302c8d6..0000000000000
--- a/distribution/packages/rpm/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
- * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
- * compatible open source license.
- *
- * Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
- * GitHub history for details.
- */
-
-// This file is intentionally blank. All configuration of the
-// distribution is done in the parent project.