diff --git a/builder/src/main/resources/application.yml b/builder/src/main/resources/application.yml
index b6f3195..5920a78 100644
--- a/builder/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/builder/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ rules:
         name: AvoidStarImport
         parent: TREEWALKER
         level: LAYOUT
-        enabled: true
+        enabled: false
         source: CHECKSTYLE
         uri: http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/config_imports.html#AvoidStarImport
     -
         name: AvoidStaticImport
         parent: TREEWALKER
         level: COMPLEXITY
-        enabled: true
+        enabled: false
         source: CHECKSTYLE
         uri: http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/config_imports.html#AvoidStaticImport
         properties:
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ rules:
         name: Header
         parent: CHECKER
         level: LAYOUT
-        enabled: true
+        enabled: false
         source: CHECKSTYLE
         uri: http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/config_header.html#Header
         properties:
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ rules:
         name: JavadocPackage
         parent: CHECKER
         level: JAVADOC
-        enabled: true
+        enabled: false
         source: CHECKSTYLE
         uri: http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/config_javadoc.html#JavadocPackage
     -
@@ -451,8 +451,6 @@ rules:
         enabled: true
         source: CHECKSTYLE
         uri: http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/config_javadoc.html#JavadocType
-        properties:
-            authorFormat: ^.+ (\S+@[\S.]+)$
     -
         name: JavaNCSS
         parent: TREEWALKER
diff --git a/builder/src/main/resources/rules/JavadocType.md b/builder/src/main/resources/rules/JavadocType.md
index 982268a..100a1f0 100644
--- a/builder/src/main/resources/rules/JavadocType.md
+++ b/builder/src/main/resources/rules/JavadocType.md
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 
-Checks the format for Javadoc for classes and enums. Javadoc must be present, not have any unknown tags and not missing any `@param` tags. The `@author` tag must have a name and, in brackets, an email address.
+Checks the format for Javadoc for classes and enums. Javadoc must be present, not have any unknown tags and not missing any `@param` tags.