diff --git a/LICENSES/license-rules.txt b/LICENSES/license-rules.txt
index c75192930..ecc8e4db1 100644
--- a/LICENSES/license-rules.txt
+++ b/LICENSES/license-rules.txt
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ OpenOCD, can be broken down into:
 
    File format examples::
 
-      Valid-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
       Valid-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
       Valid-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
       SPDX-URL: https://spdx.org/licenses/GPL-2.0.html
@@ -182,8 +181,6 @@ OpenOCD, can be broken down into:
         tag/value pairs into a comment according to the placement
         guidelines in the licensing rules documentation.
         For 'GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 only' use:
-          SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-        or
           SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
         For 'GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or any later version' use:
           SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
diff --git a/LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0 b/LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
index 2ca4651c3..687bdddb1 100644
--- a/LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
+++ b/LICENSES/preferred/GPL-2.0
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-Valid-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 Valid-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 Valid-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 SPDX-URL: https://spdx.org/licenses/GPL-2.0.html
@@ -7,8 +6,6 @@ Usage-Guide:
   tag/value pairs into a comment according to the placement
   guidelines in the licensing rules documentation.
   For 'GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 only' use:
-    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-  or
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
   For 'GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or any later version' use:
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
diff --git a/src/target/mips_cpu.h b/src/target/mips_cpu.h
index 2f31dbd66..c3b7b54ba 100644
--- a/src/target/mips_cpu.h
+++ b/src/target/mips_cpu.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 #ifndef OPENOCD_TARGET_MIPS_CPU_H
 #define OPENOCD_TARGET_MIPS_CPU_H