diff --git a/examples/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/atum/utils/SparkLocalMaster.scala b/examples/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/atum/utils/SparkLocalMaster.scala
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-/*
- * Copyright 2018 ABSA Group Limited
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-package za.co.absa.atum.utils
-
-trait SparkLocalMaster {
-  System.getProperties.setProperty("spark.master", "local[*]")
-
-  // in order to runSampleMeasuremts as tests, otherwise
-  // java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: System memory 259522560 must be at least 471859200... is thrown
-  System.getProperties.setProperty("spark.testing.memory", (1024*1024*1024).toString) // 1g
-}