diff --git a/checkstyle/pom.xml b/checkstyle/pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index fa18ac601..000000000
--- a/checkstyle/pom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<project
-    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <groupId>org.vivoweb</groupId>
-  <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
-  <version>1.11.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>org.vivoweb</groupId>
-    <artifactId>vitro-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.11.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-    <relativePath>..</relativePath>
-  </parent>
-
-  <name>Vitro Checkstyle</name>
-</project>
diff --git a/checkstyle/src/main/resources/vitro-checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml b/checkstyle/src/main/resources/vitro-checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index bc451e127..000000000
--- a/checkstyle/src/main/resources/vitro-checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE suppressions PUBLIC
-    "-//Puppy Crawl//DTD Suppressions 1.1//EN"
-    "http://www.puppycrawl.com/dtds/suppressions_1_1.dtd">
-<suppressions>
-  <!-- For Debug Only -->
-  <!-- <suppress files=".+\.(?:txt|xml|csv|sh|thrift|html|sql|eot|ttf|woff|css|png|java|jar|zip|war|class|tar|bin|gif|jpg|jpeg|properties)$" checks=".*"/> -->	
-
-  <!-- Suppressions for Javadoc in Test classes -->
-  <suppress checks="JavadocMethod" files="src[/\\]test[/\\]java"/>
-  <suppress checks="JavadocType" files="src[/\\]test[/\\]java"/>
-
-  <!-- Suppressions for generated source files -->
-  <suppress checks=".*" files="[/\\]target[/\\]" />
-
-  <!-- Disables Javadoc requirement for all public methods. This suppression
-       is not recommended, but may be needed (temporarily) to allow checkstyle
-       to be applied to existing codebases. -->
-  <suppress checks="JavadocMethod" files="src[/\\]main[/\\]java"/>
-
-  <!-- No tab characters ('\t') allowed in the source code -->
-  <suppress checks="FileTabCharacter" files="src"/>
-
-  <!-- No Trailing Whitespace, except on lines that only have an asterisk (e.g. Javadoc comments) -->
-  <suppress checks="RegexpSingleline" files=".*\.java"/>
-
-  <!-- Maximum line length is 120 characters -->
-  <suppress checks="LineLength" files=".*\.java"/>
-
-  <!-- Highlight any TODO or FIXME comments in info messages -->
-  <suppress checks="TodoComment" files=".*\.java"/>
-
-  <!-- ##### Import statement requirements ##### -->
-  <!-- Star imports (e.g. import java.util.*) are NOT ALLOWED -->
-  <suppress checks="AvoidStarImport" files=".*\.java"/>
-  <!-- Redundant import statements are NOT ALLOWED -->
-  <suppress checks="RedundantImport" files=".*\.java"/>
-  <!-- Unused import statements are NOT ALLOWED -->
-  <suppress checks="UnusedImports" files=".*\.java"/>
-  <!-- Ensure imports appear alphabetically and grouped -->
-  <suppress checks="CustomImportOrder" files=".*\.java"/>
-
-
-  <!-- ##### Requirements for K&R Style braces ##### -->
-  <!-- Code blocks MUST HAVE braces, even single line statements (if, while, etc) -->
-  <suppress checks="NeedBraces" files=".*\.java"/>
-  <!-- Left braces should be at the end of current line (default value)-->
-  <suppress checks="LeftCurly" files=".*\.java"/>
-  <!-- Right braces should be on start of a new line (default value) -->
-  <suppress checks="RightCurly" files=".*\.java"/>
-
-  <!-- ##### Indentation / Whitespace requirements ##### -->
-  <!-- Require 4-space indentation (default value) -->
-  <suppress checks="Indentation" files=".*\.java"/>
-  <!-- Whitespace should exist around all major tokens -->
-  <suppress checks="WhitespaceAround" files=".*\.java"/>
-
-  <!-- Validate whitespace around Generics (angle brackets) per typical conventions
-       http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/config_whitespace.html#GenericWhitespace -->
-  <suppress checks="GenericWhitespace" files=".*\.java"/>
-
-  <!-- ##### Blank line requirements ##### -->
-  <suppress checks="EmptyLineSeparator" files=".*\.java"/>
-
-  <!-- ##### Requirements for "switch" statements ##### -->
-  <!-- "switch" statements MUST have a "default" clause -->
-  <suppress checks="MissingSwitchDefault" files=".*\.java"/>
-  <!-- "case" clauses in switch statements MUST include break, return, throw or continue -->
-  <suppress checks="FallThrough" files=".*\.java"/>
-
-  <!-- ##### Other / Miscellaneous requirements ##### -->
-  <!-- Require utility classes do not have a public constructor -->
-  <suppress checks="HideUtilityClassConstructor" files=".*\.java"/>
-  <!-- Require each variable declaration is its own statement on its own line -->
-  <suppress checks="MultipleVariableDeclarations" files=".*\.java"/>
-  <!-- Each line of code can only include one statement -->
-  <suppress checks="OneStatementPerLine" files=".*\.java"/>
-  <!-- Require that "catch" statements are not empty (must at least contain a comment) -->
-  <suppress checks="EmptyCatchBlock" files=".*\.java"/>
-
-  <!-- Require that 'final' used on variables and parameters -->
-  <suppress checks="FinalLocalVariable" files=".*.java"/>
-  <suppress checks="FinalParameters" files=".*.java"/>
-</suppressions>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a8fde4500..9759cc276 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
     </properties>
 
     <modules>
-        <module>checkstyle</module>
         <module>api</module>
         <module>dependencies</module>
         <module>webapp</module>
@@ -312,7 +311,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.vivoweb</groupId>
                         <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.11.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                        <version>1.11.0</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>