diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e5c2e3b0b..38bf72058 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ subprojects {
     }
 
     checkstyle {
-        configFile = rootProject.file('build/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml')
-        configProperties.checkstyleConfigDir = rootProject.file('build/checkstyle/')
+        configFile = rootProject.file('buildtools/src/main/resources/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml')
+        configProperties.checkstyleConfigDir = rootProject.file('buildtools/src/main/resources/checkstyle/')
         toolVersion = '8.1'
     }
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ subprojects {
 
     license {
         include "**/*.java"
-        header rootProject.file('build/license/HEADER.txt')
+        header rootProject.file('buildtools/src/main/resources/license/HEADER.txt')
         strictCheck true
         mapping {
             java = 'SLASHSTAR_STYLE'
@@ -231,27 +231,6 @@ subprojects {
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
 
-configurations {
-    buildToolsConfig
-}
-
-dependencies {
-    buildToolsConfig 'org.trellisldp:trellis-build-tools:0.2.0'
-}
-
-
-task processBuildTools(type: Copy) {
-    from {
-        configurations.buildToolsConfig.collect {
-            zipTree(it).matching {
-                include 'checkstyle/*.xml'
-                include 'license/*.txt'
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    into 'build'
-}
-
 task apidocs(type: Javadoc, dependsOn: getTasksByName('docs', true)) {
     outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
     destinationDir = new File(projectDir, "docs/apidocs")
@@ -304,4 +283,3 @@ tasks.coveralls {
     dependsOn 'jacocoRootReport'
 }
 
-check.dependsOn processBuildTools
diff --git a/src/install/install-jdk-10.sh b/buildtools/src/install/install-jdk-10.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from src/install/install-jdk-10.sh
rename to buildtools/src/install/install-jdk-10.sh
diff --git a/buildtools/src/main/resources/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml b/buildtools/src/main/resources/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1e12b7b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildtools/src/main/resources/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE module PUBLIC
+    "-//Puppy Crawl//DTD Check Configuration 1.2//EN"
+    "http://www.puppycrawl.com/dtds/configuration_1_2.dtd">
+<module name="Checker">
+  <!-- Suppress -->
+  <module name="SuppressionFilter">
+    <property name="file" value="${checkstyleConfigDir}/suppressions.xml"/>
+  </module>
+  <!-- Ignore module-info.java files when compiling with JDK 9 -->
+  <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
+    <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$"/>
+  </module>
+  <!-- Checks that there are no tab characters ('\t') in the source code. -->
+  <module name="FileTabCharacter">
+    <property name="eachLine" value="true"/>
+    <property name="fileExtensions" value="java,css,js,xml"/>
+  </module>
+  <!-- License Header module disabled in favor of license-maven-plugin -->
+  <module name="TreeWalker">
+    <!-- Checks for redundant import statements -->
+    <module name="RedundantImport"/>
+    <!-- Checks for unused import statements -->
+    <module name="UnusedImports"/>
+    <!-- Check that finds import statements that use the * notation. -->
+    <module name="AvoidStarImport"/>
+    <!-- Checks for long lines. -->
+    <module name="LineLength">
+      <property name="max" value="120"/>
+    </module>
+    <!-- Write Javadocs for public methods and classes. Keep it short and to the point
+         /**
+          * @author Joe Developer
+          * @date MMM DD, YYYY
+          */
+         public class MyClass
+    -->
+    <module name="JavadocType">
+      <property name="scope" value="public"/>
+      <property name="excludeScope" value="anoninner"/>
+      <!-- Contrary to expectation only checks for author tags without an author -->
+      <property name="authorFormat" value="\S"/>
+      <property name="allowUnknownTags" value="true"/>
+      <property name="allowMissingParamTags" value="false"/>
+    </module>
+    <!-- Ensure files have the Javadoc @author tag -->
+    <module name="Regexp">
+      <property name="format" value=" \* \@author "/>
+      <property name="message" value="Javadoc @author tag"/>
+    </module>
+    <module name="JavadocMethod">
+      <property name="scope" value="public"/>
+      <property name="allowUndeclaredRTE" value="true"/>
+      <property name="allowMissingParamTags" value="true"/>
+      <property name="allowMissingThrowsTags" value="true"/>
+      <property name="allowMissingReturnTag" value="true"/>
+    </module>
+    <!-- K&R style braces -->
+    <module name="NeedBraces"/>
+    <module name="LeftCurly"/>
+    <module name="RightCurly"/>
+    <module name="WhitespaceAround">
+      <property name="tokens"
+        value="ASSIGN, BAND, BAND_ASSIGN, BOR, BOR_ASSIGN, BSR, BSR_ASSIGN, BXOR, BXOR_ASSIGN, COLON, DIV, DIV_ASSIGN, EQUAL, GE, GT, LAND, LE, LITERAL_CATCH, LITERAL_DO, LITERAL_ELSE, LITERAL_FINALLY, LITERAL_FOR, LITERAL_IF, LITERAL_RETURN, LITERAL_SYNCHRONIZED, LITERAL_TRY, LITERAL_WHILE, LOR, LT, MINUS, MINUS_ASSIGN, MOD, MOD_ASSIGN, NOT_EQUAL, PLUS, PLUS_ASSIGN, QUESTION, SL, SLIST, SL_ASSIGN, SR, SR_ASSIGN, STAR, STAR_ASSIGN, TYPE_EXTENSION_AND"
+      />
+    </module>
+    <module name="Indentation">
+      <property name="throwsIndent" value="8"/>
+    </module>
+    <module name="SuppressWarningsHolder"/>
+    <module name="FinalLocalVariable"/>
+    <module name="FinalParameters"/>
+    <module name="GenericWhitespace"/>
+    <module name="HideUtilityClassConstructor"/>
+    <module name="MultipleVariableDeclarations"/>
+  </module>
+  <!-- No Trailing Whitespace, except on lines that only have an asterisk (e.g. Javadoc comments) -->
+  <module name="RegexpSingleline">
+    <property name="format" value="(?&lt;!\*)\s+$|\*\s\s+$"/>
+    <property name="message" value="Trailing whitespace"/>
+    <property name="fileExtensions" value="java,css,js,xml"/>
+  </module>
+  <module name="SuppressWarningsFilter" />
+</module>
+
diff --git a/buildtools/src/main/resources/checkstyle/suppressions.xml b/buildtools/src/main/resources/checkstyle/suppressions.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3465bd87c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildtools/src/main/resources/checkstyle/suppressions.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE suppressions PUBLIC
+     "-//Puppy Crawl//DTD Suppressions 1.1//EN"
+     "http://www.puppycrawl.com/dtds/suppressions_1_1.dtd">
+<suppressions>
+  <suppress checks="JavadocMethod" files="src[/\\]test[/\\]java"/>
+  <suppress checks="JavadocPackage" files="src[/\\]test[/\\]java"/>
+  <suppress checks="JavadocVariable" files="src[/\\]test[/\\]java"/>
+  <suppress checks="JavadocType" files="src[/\\]test[/\\]java"/>
+  <suppress checks="JavadocStyleCheck" files="src[/\\]test[/\\]java"/>
+  <suppress checks="IndentationCheck" files=".*\.java$"/>
+  <suppress checks="MultipleVariableDeclarations" files="src[/\\]test[/\\]java"/>
+</suppressions>
+
diff --git a/buildtools/src/main/resources/license/HEADER.txt b/buildtools/src/main/resources/license/HEADER.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51fca54c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildtools/src/main/resources/license/HEADER.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.