diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/avsbus-control.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/avsbus-control.bb
index a09cdc7..5abe1be 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/avsbus-control.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/avsbus-control.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Witherspoon AVSBus control"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "i2c-tools"
 
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/vrm-control.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/vrm-control.bb
index d05e67f..36416e9 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/vrm-control.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/vrm-control.bb
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 SUMMARY = "Witherspoon VRM Overrides"
 DESCRIPTION = "Sets Witherspoon VRMs to custom voltages"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "i2c-tools bash"
 
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/events/witherspoon-events-policy-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/events/witherspoon-events-policy-native.bb
index c478e12..e855754 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/events/witherspoon-events-policy-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/events/witherspoon-events-policy-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Event policy for Witherspoon"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-dbus-monitor
 
 SRC_URI += "file://config.yaml"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-policy-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-policy-native.bb
index b7da45c..070fcee 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-policy-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-policy-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Fan policy for Witherspoon"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-dbus-monitor
 
 SRC_URI += "file://air-cooled.yaml"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-watchdog.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-watchdog.bb
index c09b9df..357de95 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-watchdog.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-watchdog.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 SUMMARY = "Witherspoon fan watchdog services"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "virtual/obmc-gpio-monitor"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-thermal-policy-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-thermal-policy-native.bb
index 39831cf..d53b414 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-thermal-policy-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-thermal-policy-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Thermal policy for Witherspoon"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-dbus-monitor
 
 SRC_URI += "file://thermal-policy.yaml"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/inventory/inventory-cleanup-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/inventory/inventory-cleanup-native.bb
index 6efde48..80e6e6d 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/inventory/inventory-cleanup-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/inventory/inventory-cleanup-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Copy Witherspoon inventory cleanup yaml for inventory manager"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-inventory-manager
 
 SRC_URI += "file://inventory-cleanup.yaml"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-policy-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-policy-native.bb
index 4d234c1..563f80e 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-policy-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-policy-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Power supply policy for Witherspoon"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-dbus-monitor
 
 SRC_URI += "file://power-supply-policy.yaml"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-sync.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-sync.bb
index b0903e7..ea7804b 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-sync.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-sync.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Witherspoon Power Supply Sync"
 DESCRIPTION = "Synchronizes the power supplies' INPUT_HISTORY data"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "virtual/obmc-gpio-monitor"