diff --git a/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/README.md b/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/README.md
index abf764924..c4f0d44e5 100644
--- a/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/README.md
+++ b/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/README.md
@@ -29,17 +29,19 @@ Toolchain inside the image: **Ubuntu 26.04, GCC 15.2.0, Qt 6.10.2**
 ## Prerequisites
 
 1. **Docker** available on the host.
-2. **License file** `rti_license.dat` at the *pipeline root* — the
-   directory **three levels above** this tree
-   (`<pipeline-root>/rti_license.dat`). `new_docker_build.sh` derives the
-   pipeline root from its own location (override with the exported
-   `MIGRATE_PIPELINE_ROOT` or the `.envrc` in this directory).
-3. The tree must be reachable inside the container at
+2. The tree must be reachable inside the container at
    `/workspace/qt-migration-legatus/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus`, i.e.
    mount the pipeline root on `/workspace` — this is how
    `new_docker_build.sh` invokes Docker, so running the driver as-is
    satisfies this.
 
+No license file is required: this branch builds the release scope only
+(TetraIF, Z/src, Lts/Common) with `BUILD_RTI=OFF`, so the RTI Connext
+DDS modules (the only consumers of an RTI license) are not compiled.
+`new_docker_build.sh` resolves the pipeline root from its own location
+(override with the exported `MIGRATE_PIPELINE_ROOT` or the `.envrc` in
+this directory).
+
 All commands below are run **from this directory** (`qt6-migrated-legatus/`).
 
 ## Step 1 — Build the prebuilt Docker image (once)
@@ -233,9 +235,6 @@ Environment overrides: `DOCKER_IMAGE`, `RUN_JENKINS_BUILDER`,
   binary by hand → `export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen`.
 - **ctest fails with `nglcomp_test (Not Run)`** → expected baseline
   (pre-existing Qt6 compression issue); the pipeline continues.
-- **License error at startup** → `rti_license.dat` must exist at
-  `<pipeline-root>/rti_license.dat` and be visible in the container at
-  `/workspace/rti_license.dat`.
 - **Stale build tree** → the driver always recreates `build4/`; for
   manual builds delete `build4/` and rerun Step 2 if CMake behaves oddly.
 - **DEBs not on the host** → the output dir must be a path that exists
diff --git a/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/jenkins-ci-rme/Jenkinsfile b/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/jenkins-ci-rme/Jenkinsfile
index 21c84c093..56c67e366 100644
--- a/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/jenkins-ci-rme/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/jenkins-ci-rme/Jenkinsfile
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 //
 // Workspace layout (checked out by Jenkins, outer pipeline repo):
 //   <WORKSPACE>/
-//     rti_license.dat
 //     external/
 //     qt-migration-legatus/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/   <- LEGATUS_ROOT
 //       Dockerfile                     (prebuilt build image recipe)
diff --git a/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/jenkins-ci-rme/jenkins_builder_ubuntu26.sh b/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/jenkins-ci-rme/jenkins_builder_ubuntu26.sh
index a36eade6c..55567e50e 100755
--- a/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/jenkins-ci-rme/jenkins_builder_ubuntu26.sh
+++ b/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/jenkins-ci-rme/jenkins_builder_ubuntu26.sh
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@ set -eo pipefail
 echo "Building LTS ${LTS_VERSION}-${BUILD_NUMBER:-?} DEB for project '${PROJECT}' (Ubuntu ${OS_VERSION})."
 echo "PROJECT_BASE_DIR=${PROJECT_BASE_DIR}"
 
-export RTI_LICENSE_FILE="${WORKSPACE}/rti_license.dat"
-
 # Stage workspace as a clean copy under PROJECT_BASE_DIR/deb_stage.
-# Only the staging subdirectory is removed — never the workspace itself,
-# which contains git-managed source files that must not be deleted.
 STAGE_DIR="${PROJECT_BASE_DIR}/deb_stage"
 rm -rf "${STAGE_DIR}"
 mkdir -p "${STAGE_DIR}"
@@ -69,12 +65,6 @@ python3 make_rpm_ubuntu26.py -c LTS \
     --build_number "${BUILD_NUMBER:-1}" \
     --release_scope
 
-# Copy produced DEB packages to the packages-out mount (host:
-# ${PACKAGE_OUTPUT_DIR}, container: /workspace/packages-out) so they are
-# available on the host after the container exits.
-# make_rpm already writes to ${WORKSPACE}/rpms/... (the host workspace
-# mount), so when the host's PACKAGE_OUTPUT_DIR is that same directory the
-# packages are already in place - skip copying onto themselves.
 PACKAGE_OUT_DIR=/workspace/packages-out
 mkdir -p "${PACKAGE_OUT_DIR}"
 shopt -s nullglob
diff --git a/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/new_docker_build.sh b/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/new_docker_build.sh
index 799177d27..2f84d37c5 100755
--- a/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/new_docker_build.sh
+++ b/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/new_docker_build.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # optionally runs the Jenkins builder to produce the release DEB packages.
 #
 # - Resolves MIGRATE_PIPELINE_ROOT (exported variable, .envrc, or derived
-#   from the script location) and validates rti_license.dat
+#   from the script location) for the workspace and external mounts
 # - Uses a prebuilt Docker image with all build dependencies installed
 #   (build it from ./Dockerfile via --build-prebuilt-image)
 # - Optional deletion of the prebuilt Docker image via --delete-prebuilt-image
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ MIGRATE_PIPELINE_ROOT resolution (highest precedence first):
   2. MIGRATE_PIPELINE_ROOT set by .envrc in this directory
   3. derived from the script location (three levels up)
 
-Expected file:
-  ${MIGRATE_PIPELINE_ROOT}/rti_license.dat
-
 Examples:
   ./new_docker_build.sh --build-prebuilt-image --docker-image legatus-qt6:1.0
   ./new_docker_build.sh --docker-image legatus-qt6:1.0
@@ -383,11 +380,9 @@ fi
 require_non_empty "${MIGRATE_PIPELINE_ROOT:-}" "MIGRATE_PIPELINE_ROOT"
 require_directory "${MIGRATE_PIPELINE_ROOT}" "MIGRATE_PIPELINE_ROOT"
 
-RTI_LICENSE_FILE_HOST="${MIGRATE_PIPELINE_ROOT}/rti_license.dat"
 WORKSPACE_ROOT_HOST="${MIGRATE_PIPELINE_ROOT}"
 PROJECT_DIR_HOST="${WORKSPACE_ROOT_HOST}/qt-migration-legatus/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus"
 
-require_file "${RTI_LICENSE_FILE_HOST}" "RTI license file"
 require_directory "${PROJECT_DIR_HOST}" "Project directory"
 
 log_info "RELEASE_BUILD=${RELEASE_BUILD}"
@@ -403,7 +398,6 @@ log_info "GUEZ_MODE=${GUEZ_MODE}"
 log_info "BUILD_NUMBER=${BUILD_NUMBER}"
 log_info "BUILD_TAG=${BUILD_TAG}"
 log_info "MIGRATE_PIPELINE_ROOT=${MIGRATE_PIPELINE_ROOT}"
-log_info "RTI_LICENSE_FILE_HOST=${RTI_LICENSE_FILE_HOST}"
 log_info "PROJECT_DIR_HOST=${PROJECT_DIR_HOST}"
 
 if [[ "${BUILD_PREBUILT_IMAGE}" == "ON" ]]; then
@@ -454,7 +448,6 @@ log_error() {
 
 log_info "Using prebuilt Docker image: all build dependencies are baked in"
 
-export RTI_LICENSE_FILE=/workspace/rti_license.dat
 export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen
 
 cd /workspace/qt-migration-legatus/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus
@@ -584,7 +577,6 @@ docker run --rm \
   -e QT_BASE_DIR \
   -e RELEASE_BUILD_TARGETS="${RELEASE_BUILD_TARGETS_STRING}" \
   -v "${WORKSPACE_ROOT_HOST}:/workspace" \
-  -v "${RTI_LICENSE_FILE_HOST}:/workspace/rti_license.dat" \
   -v "${MIGRATE_PIPELINE_ROOT}/external:/workspace/external:ro" \
   -v "${CONTAINER_SCRIPT_HOST}:/tmp/run-build-inside-container.sh:ro" \
   -v "${PACKAGE_OUTPUT_DIR}:/workspace/packages-out" \