diff --git a/checkstyle.xml b/checkstyle.xml
index 8618ab9..0b20a08 100644
--- a/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/checkstyle.xml
@@ -73,11 +73,4 @@ limitations under the License.
     </module>
     <module name="WhitespaceAfter" />
   </module>
-  <!-- @author tags are deprecated -->
-  <module name="RegexpSingleline">
-    <property name="format" value="^\s+\*\s+@author\s" />
-    <property name="message" value="Deprecated @author tag" />
-    <property name="fileExtensions" value="java" />
-    <property name="severity" value="warning" />
-  </module>
 </module>