diff --git a/contrib/examples/checks/all-checkstyle-checks.xml b/contrib/examples/checks/all-checkstyle-checks.xml
index 11bd4d4e1..01882fc06 100644
--- a/contrib/examples/checks/all-checkstyle-checks.xml
+++ b/contrib/examples/checks/all-checkstyle-checks.xml
@@ -333,10 +333,6 @@
         <!-- See http://checkstyle.sf.net/config_coding.html !-->
         <module name="DefaultComesLast"/>
 
-        <!-- The "double-checked locking" idiom (DCL) tries to avoid the runtime cost of synchronization. !-->
-        <!-- See http://checkstyle.sf.net/config_coding.html !-->
-        <module name="DoubleCheckedLocking"/>
-
         <!-- Detects empty statements (standalone ;). !-->
         <!-- See http://checkstyle.sf.net/config_coding.html !-->
         <module name="EmptyStatement"/>
diff --git a/contrib/examples/conf/template_config.xml b/contrib/examples/conf/template_config.xml
index d0bfd38aa..4807b98d3 100755
--- a/contrib/examples/conf/template_config.xml
+++ b/contrib/examples/conf/template_config.xml
@@ -389,12 +389,6 @@
         <module name="CovariantEquals">
         </module>
         
-        <!-- See http://checkstyle.sf.net/config_coding.html -->
-        <!-- The "double-checked locking" idiom (DCL) tries to avoid the runtime
-                cost of synchronization. -->
-        <module name="DoubleCheckedLocking">
-        </module>
-        
         <!-- See http://checkstyle.sf.net/config_coding.html -->
         <!-- Detects empty statements (standalone ;). -->
         <module name="EmptyStatement">
diff --git a/sun_checks.xml b/sun_checks.xml
index 909588b46..709f3ec27 100755
--- a/sun_checks.xml
+++ b/sun_checks.xml
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@
         <!-- Checks for common coding problems               -->
         <!-- See http://checkstyle.sf.net/config_coding.html -->
         <module name="AvoidInlineConditionals"/>
-        <module name="DoubleCheckedLocking"/>    <!-- MY FAVOURITE -->
         <module name="EmptyStatement"/>
         <module name="EqualsHashCode"/>
         <module name="HiddenField"/>