diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 9118f6c9..b75ec3d9 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ DEBUG_VALUE = "debug"
 
 
 def remove_open_source_files():
-    file_names = ["CONTRIBUTORS.txt"]
+    file_names = [
+        "CONTRIBUTORS.txt",
+        "LICENSE",
+    ]
     for file_name in file_names:
         os.remove(file_name)