diff --git a/REUSE.toml b/REUSE.toml
index a1e0541480..1d8ed9410b 100644
--- a/REUSE.toml
+++ b/REUSE.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ path = [
 	"**/**.batch",
 	"**/**.before**",
 	"**/**.ccache",
+	"**/**.db**",
 	"**/**.good",
 	"**/**.key",
 	"**/**.keytab",
@@ -30,15 +31,8 @@ path = [
 	"Makefile",
 	"Makefile.**",
 	"bin/tests/system/**/README*",
-	"bin/tests/system/checkzone/zones/bad-caa-rr.db",
-	"bin/tests/system/checkzone/zones/bad1.db",
-	"bin/tests/system/checkzone/zones/crashzone.db",
-	"bin/tests/system/checkzone/zones/warn.deprecated.cds-sha1.db",
-	"bin/tests/system/checkzone/zones/warn.deprecated.digest-sha1.db",
-	"bin/tests/system/checkzone/zones/warn.deprecated.ds-alg.db",
-	"bin/tests/system/checkzone/zones/warn.deprecated.key-alg.db",
-	"bin/tests/system/checkzone/zones/warn.deprecated.nsec3rsasha1.db",
-	"bin/tests/system/checkzone/zones/warn.deprecated.rsasha1.db",
+	"bin/tests/system/_common/**",
+	"bin/tests/system/**.conf*",
 	"bin/tests/system/dnstap/large-answer.fstrm",
 	"bin/tests/system/doth/CA/CA.cfg",
 	"bin/tests/system/doth/CA/index.txt",
@@ -68,8 +62,6 @@ path = [
 	"bin/tests/system/journal/ns2/managed-keys.bind.in",
 	"bin/tests/system/journal/ns2/managed-keys.bind.jnl.in",
 	"bin/tests/system/keepalive/expected",
-	"bin/tests/system/legacy/ns6/edns512.db.signed",
-	"bin/tests/system/legacy/ns7/edns512-notcp.db.signed",
 	"bin/tests/system/masterfile/knowngood.include",
 	"bin/tests/system/masterfile/knowngood.ttl1",
 	"bin/tests/system/masterfile/knowngood.ttl2",
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/_common/controls.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/_common/controls.conf.in
index 1db9286eba..429a2d32be 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/_common/controls.conf.in
+++ b/bin/tests/system/_common/controls.conf.in
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
- *
- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
- * file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- *
- * See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
- * information regarding copyright ownership.
- */
-
 key rndc_key {
 	secret "1234abcd8765";
 	algorithm @DEFAULT_HMAC@;
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/_common/rndc.conf b/bin/tests/system/_common/rndc.conf
index b887ec3eda..9a26208c78 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/_common/rndc.conf
+++ b/bin/tests/system/_common/rndc.conf
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
- *
- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
- * file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- *
- * See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
- * information regarding copyright ownership.
- */
-
 options {
 	default-key     "rndc_key";
 };
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/_common/rndc.key b/bin/tests/system/_common/rndc.key
index 3ef41c30f5..5a42382142 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/_common/rndc.key
+++ b/bin/tests/system/_common/rndc.key
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
- *
- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
- * file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- *
- * See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
- * information regarding copyright ownership.
- */
-
 key rndc_key {
 	secret "1234abcd8765";
 	algorithm hmac-sha256;
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/_common/root.hint b/bin/tests/system/_common/root.hint
index e0f186c2f8..753aa03684 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/_common/root.hint
+++ b/bin/tests/system/_common/root.hint
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-; Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
-;
-; SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-;
-; This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-; License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-; file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-;
-; See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
-; information regarding copyright ownership.
-
 $TTL 999999
 .			 IN NS	a.root-servers.nil.
 a.root-servers.nil.	 IN A	10.53.0.1
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/_common/root.hint.blackhole b/bin/tests/system/_common/root.hint.blackhole
index d90ac89856..5a7ec48362 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/_common/root.hint.blackhole
+++ b/bin/tests/system/_common/root.hint.blackhole
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-; Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
-;
-; SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-;
-; This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-; License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-; file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-;
-; See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
-; information regarding copyright ownership.
-
 $TTL 999999
 .			 IN NS	ns99.root-servers.nil.
 ns99.root-servers.nil.	 IN A	10.53.0.99
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/_common/trusted.conf.j2 b/bin/tests/system/_common/trusted.conf.j2
index fef3a774e7..1c6af49c84 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/_common/trusted.conf.j2
+++ b/bin/tests/system/_common/trusted.conf.j2
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
- *
- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
- * file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- *
- * See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
- * information regarding copyright ownership.
- */
-
 trust-anchors {
 {% for ta in trust_anchors %}
 	"@ta.domain@" @ta.type@ @ta.contents@;