diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 40e51f70b3a..1aea48ccad8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 **/.classpath
 **/.project
 **/.settings
+**/.checkstyle
 **/target/
 **/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
 **/pom.xml.releaseBackup
diff --git a/athenz-checkstyle.xml b/athenz-checkstyle.xml
index eea3f0793de..c9e5bafbb87 100644
--- a/athenz-checkstyle.xml
+++ b/athenz-checkstyle.xml
@@ -116,12 +116,6 @@
       <property name="severity" value="error"/>
     </module>
 
-    <!-- Checks if a line it too long. -->
-    <module name="LineLength">
-      <property name="max" value="120"/>
-      <property name="severity" value="warning"/>
-    </module>
-
   </module>
 
 </module>