diff --git a/tools/build/scanCode.cfg b/tools/build/scanCode.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index fa451e0..0000000
--- a/tools/build/scanCode.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-# scanCode.py configuration file
-
-# List of filenames containing the text of valid license (headers)
-# These files SHOULD be in the same directory path where scanCode.py
-# resides.
-[Licenses]
-ASFLicenseHeaderLua.txt
-
-# Filters (path/filename) with wildcards and associated scan checks
-# that are to be run against them.  The checks are actual valid
-# function names found in scanCode.py.
-[Includes]
-*=is_not_symlink
-*.scala=has_block_license, no_tabs, no_trailing_spaces, eol_at_eof
-*.py=no_tabs, no_trailing_spaces, eol_at_eof
-*.java=has_block_license, no_tabs, no_trailing_spaces, eol_at_eof
-*.js=no_tabs, no_trailing_spaces, eol_at_eof
-*.gradle=no_tabs, no_trailing_spaces, eol_at_eof
-*.md=no_tabs, eol_at_eof
-*.go=has_block_license, no_trailing_spaces, eol_at_eof
-*.lua=has_block_license
-build.xml=no_tabs, no_trailing_spaces, eol_at_eof
-deploy.xml=no_tabs, no_trailing_spaces, eol_at_eof
-
-# List of paths (inclusive of subdirectories) to exlude from code scanning
-[Excludes]
-# General exclusions
-.tox
-.git
-.bin
-
-# OpenWhisk APIGateway exclusions
-lua_install
-tests/lua_modules
-
-[Options]
-# Not all code files allow licenses to appear starting at the first character
-# of the file. This option tells the scan to allow licenses to appear starting
-# within first 'x' characters of each code file (as provided by this option's
-# value).
-LICENSE_SLACK_LENGTH=500
-
-[Regex]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/travis/build.sh b/tools/travis/build.sh
index c8d72e7..f5f91e2 100755
--- a/tools/travis/build.sh
+++ b/tools/travis/build.sh
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@
 ROOTDIR="$SCRIPTDIR/../.."
 HOMEDIR="$ROOTDIR/.."
 WHISKDIR="$ROOTDIR/../openwhisk"
+UTILDIR="$ROOTDIR/../incubator-openwhisk-utilities"
 
-# run the scancode util. against project source code starting at its root
-cd $HOMEDIR
-incubator-openwhisk-utilities/scancode/scanCode.py $ROOTDIR --config $ROOTDIR/tools/build/scanCode.cfg
+# run scancode util. against project source using the ASF strict configuration
+cd $UTILDIR
+scancode/scanCode.py --config scancode/ASF-Release.cfg $ROOTDIR
 
 # Install OpenWhisk
 cd $WHISKDIR/ansible