diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0ef3736..e9bdcfb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ ARG PROTOCOL=2
 ARG WEB_PORT
 ARG DOMAIN_NAME=localhost
 ARG VIRTUAL_DIR=wscservice
-# Change to 1 to activate the license during the image build. 
-ARG ACTIVATE_LICENSE=0
-# Specify license ticket ID if ACTIVATE_LICENSE is set to 1. For example, LICENSE_TICKET_ID = 6u*************ZO
+# Specify license ticket ID to activate the license during the image build. For example, LICENSE_TICKET_ID = 6u*************ZO
 ARG LICENSE_TICKET_ID
 ARG PRODUCTS=4
 ARG LANGUAGES=en_US,en_GB,en_CA,en_AU
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@ ENV DOMAIN_NAME=${DOMAIN_NAME}
 ENV WEB_PORT=${WEB_PORT}
 ENV VIRTUAL_DIR=${VIRTUAL_DIR}
 ENV WEB_SERVER_TYPE=2
-ENV ACTIVATE_LICENSE=${ACTIVATE_LICENSE}
 ENV LICENSE_TICKET_ID=${LICENSE_TICKET_ID}
 ENV SERVICE_FILES_DIR=${SERVICE_FILES_DIR}
 ENV RESTART_WEB_SERVER=1
diff --git a/Dockerfile.centos b/Dockerfile.centos
index d92174d..53c35f2 100755
--- a/Dockerfile.centos
+++ b/Dockerfile.centos
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ ARG PROTOCOL=2
 ARG WEB_PORT
 ARG DOMAIN_NAME=localhost
 ARG VIRTUAL_DIR=wscservice
-# Change to 1 to activate the license during the image build. 
-ARG ACTIVATE_LICENSE=0
-# Specify license ticket ID if ACTIVATE_LICENSE is set to 1. For example, LICENSE_TICKET_ID = 6u*************ZO
+# Specify license ticket ID to activate the license during the image build. For example, LICENSE_TICKET_ID = 6u*************ZO
 ARG LICENSE_TICKET_ID
 ARG PRODUCTS=4
 ARG LANGUAGES=en_US,en_GB,en_CA,en_AU
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ ENV DOMAIN_NAME=${DOMAIN_NAME}
 ENV WEB_PORT=${WEB_PORT}
 ENV VIRTUAL_DIR=${VIRTUAL_DIR}
 ENV WEB_SERVER_TYPE=2
-ENV ACTIVATE_LICENSE=${ACTIVATE_LICENSE}
 ENV LICENSE_TICKET_ID=${LICENSE_TICKET_ID}
 ENV SERVICE_FILES_DIR=${SERVICE_FILES_DIR}
 ENV RESTART_WEB_SERVER=1
diff --git a/Dockerfile.redhat b/Dockerfile.redhat
index 220a010..628d5c4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.redhat
+++ b/Dockerfile.redhat
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ ARG PROTOCOL=2
 ARG WEB_PORT
 ARG DOMAIN_NAME=localhost
 ARG VIRTUAL_DIR=wscservice
-# Change to 1 to activate the license during the image build. 
-ARG ACTIVATE_LICENSE=0
-# Specify license ticket ID if ACTIVATE_LICENSE is set to 1. For example, LICENSE_TICKET_ID = 6u*************ZO
+# Specify license ticket ID to activate the license during the image build. For example, LICENSE_TICKET_ID = 6u*************ZO
 ARG LICENSE_TICKET_ID
 ARG PRODUCTS=4
 ARG LANGUAGES=en_US,en_GB,en_CA,en_AU
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ ENV DOMAIN_NAME=${DOMAIN_NAME}
 ENV WEB_PORT=${WEB_PORT}
 ENV VIRTUAL_DIR=${VIRTUAL_DIR}
 ENV WEB_SERVER_TYPE=2
-ENV ACTIVATE_LICENSE=${ACTIVATE_LICENSE}
 ENV LICENSE_TICKET_ID=${LICENSE_TICKET_ID}
 ENV SERVICE_FILES_DIR=${SERVICE_FILES_DIR}
 ENV RESTART_WEB_SERVER=1
diff --git a/Dockerfile.ubuntu-prebuilt b/Dockerfile.ubuntu-prebuilt
index 28b057a..971dcc0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ubuntu-prebuilt
+++ b/Dockerfile.ubuntu-prebuilt
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ ARG PROTOCOL=2
 ARG WEB_PORT
 ARG DOMAIN_NAME=localhost
 ARG VIRTUAL_DIR=wscservice
-# Change to 1 to activate the license during the image build.
-ARG ACTIVATE_LICENSE=0
-# Specify license ticket ID if ACTIVATE_LICENSE is set to 1. For example, LICENSE_TICKET_ID = 6u*************ZO
+# Specify license ticket ID to activate the license during the image build. For example, LICENSE_TICKET_ID = 6u*************ZO
 ARG LICENSE_TICKET_ID
 ARG PRODUCTS=4
 ARG AI_MODELS=1,2
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ ENV DOMAIN_NAME=${DOMAIN_NAME}
 ENV WEB_PORT=${WEB_PORT}
 ENV VIRTUAL_DIR=${VIRTUAL_DIR}
 ENV WEB_SERVER_TYPE=2
-ENV ACTIVATE_LICENSE=${ACTIVATE_LICENSE}
 ENV LICENSE_TICKET_ID=${LICENSE_TICKET_ID}
 ENV RESTART_WEB_SERVER=1
 
@@ -73,7 +70,7 @@ RUN if [ -z $(egrep -i "^${USER_NAME}" /etc/group) ]; then \
 
 RUN perl ${APP_SERVER_DIR}/install_languages.pl ${APP_SERVER_DIR}/AppServerX.xml "${AI_MODELS}" "${LANGUAGES}" "${SERVICE_FILES_DIR}/WebSpellChecker"
 
-RUN if [ "${ACTIVATE_LICENSE}" = 1 ] && [ ! -z "${LICENSE_TICKET_ID}" ]; then \
+RUN if [ ! -z "${LICENSE_TICKET_ID}" ]; then \
         sh ${APP_SERVER_DIR}/activateLicense.sh ${LICENSE_TICKET_ID} -y; \
     fi;
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e8794e..7cb9f28 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ ARG PROTOCOL=2
 ARG WEB_PORT
 ARG DOMAIN_NAME=localhost
 ARG VIRTUAL_DIR=wscservice
-ARG ACTIVATE_LICENSE=0
 ARG LICENSE_TICKET_ID
 ARG PRODUCTS=4
 ARG INSTALL_SAMPLES=1
@@ -42,9 +41,8 @@ where `LANGUAGES` accepts a comma-separated list of language IDs, `AI_MODELS` 
 
 English language and autocomplete models are available for en_US (American English), en_GB (British English), en_CA (Canadian English) and en_AU (Australian English).  German – for de_DE (Germany), Spanish – for es_ES (Spain).
 
-* Activate license. Update the values for the following options:
+* Activate license. Update the value for the following option:
 ```
-ARG ACTIVATE_LICENSE=1
 ARG LICENSE_TICKET_ID=6u*************ZO
 ```
 * Specify `DOMAIN_NAME` which will be used for the setup of demo samples with WProofreader. By default, `localhost` will be used if nothing is specified.
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@ where:
 Also, if you don't want to modify the `Dockerfile` you can provide any installation parameter via CLI through the `--build-arg` flag. For example:
 
 ```
-docker build -t local/wsc_app:x.x.x --build-arg ACTIVATE_LICENSE=1 --build-arg LICENSE_TICKET_ID=6u*************ZO --build-arg LANGUAGES=en_US,en_GB -f Dockerfile .
+docker build -t local/wsc_app:x.x.x --build-arg LICENSE_TICKET_ID=6u*************ZO --build-arg LANGUAGES=en_US,en_GB -f Dockerfile .
 ```
 
 ### Choosing platform