diff --git a/wls-auth-service/checkstyle.xml b/wls-auth-service/checkstyle.xml
index 91de9a38b..37f7f0e7b 100644
--- a/wls-auth-service/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/wls-auth-service/checkstyle.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
         "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
-<module name="Checker">
+<module name = "Checker">
     <property name="charset" value="UTF-8"/>
 
     <property name="severity" value="error"/>
@@ -12,18 +12,14 @@
     <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
         <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$"/>
     </module>
-    <module name="RegexpMultiline">
-        <property name="message" value="Blank line at start of method should be removed"/>
-        <property name="format" value="\(.*\)\s*\{\s*\n\s*\n"/>
-    </module>
 
     <module name="TreeWalker">
         <module name="OuterTypeFilename"/>
         <module name="NoLineWrap">
             <property name="tokens" value="PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT, STATIC_IMPORT"/>
         </module>
-        <module name="LeftCurly"/>
-        <module name="RightCurly"/>
+        <module name="LeftCurly" />
+        <module name="RightCurly" />
         <module name="WhitespaceAfter"/>
         <module name="WhitespaceAround">
             <property name="allowEmptyConstructors" value="true"/>
diff --git a/wls-basisdaten-service/checkstyle.xml b/wls-basisdaten-service/checkstyle.xml
index 91de9a38b..37f7f0e7b 100644
--- a/wls-basisdaten-service/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/wls-basisdaten-service/checkstyle.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
         "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
-<module name="Checker">
+<module name = "Checker">
     <property name="charset" value="UTF-8"/>
 
     <property name="severity" value="error"/>
@@ -12,18 +12,14 @@
     <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
         <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$"/>
     </module>
-    <module name="RegexpMultiline">
-        <property name="message" value="Blank line at start of method should be removed"/>
-        <property name="format" value="\(.*\)\s*\{\s*\n\s*\n"/>
-    </module>
 
     <module name="TreeWalker">
         <module name="OuterTypeFilename"/>
         <module name="NoLineWrap">
             <property name="tokens" value="PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT, STATIC_IMPORT"/>
         </module>
-        <module name="LeftCurly"/>
-        <module name="RightCurly"/>
+        <module name="LeftCurly" />
+        <module name="RightCurly" />
         <module name="WhitespaceAfter"/>
         <module name="WhitespaceAround">
             <property name="allowEmptyConstructors" value="true"/>
diff --git a/wls-briefwahl-service/checkstyle.xml b/wls-briefwahl-service/checkstyle.xml
index 7dff9bf43..4af05eea6 100644
--- a/wls-briefwahl-service/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/wls-briefwahl-service/checkstyle.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
         "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
-<module name="Checker">
+<module name = "Checker">
     <property name="charset" value="UTF-8"/>
 
     <property name="severity" value="error"/>
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
     <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
         <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$"/>
     </module>
-    <module name="RegexpMultiline">
-        <property name="message" value="Blank line at start of method should be removed"/>
-        <property name="format" value="\(.*\)\s*\{\s*\n\s*\n"/>
-    </module>
     <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
         <property name="fileNamePattern" value="target[/\\]generated-sources[/\\].*"/>
     </module>
@@ -24,8 +20,8 @@
         <module name="NoLineWrap">
             <property name="tokens" value="PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT, STATIC_IMPORT"/>
         </module>
-        <module name="LeftCurly"/>
-        <module name="RightCurly"/>
+        <module name="LeftCurly" />
+        <module name="RightCurly" />
         <module name="WhitespaceAfter"/>
         <module name="WhitespaceAround">
             <property name="allowEmptyConstructors" value="true"/>
diff --git a/wls-broadcast-service/checkstyle.xml b/wls-broadcast-service/checkstyle.xml
index 91de9a38b..37f7f0e7b 100644
--- a/wls-broadcast-service/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/wls-broadcast-service/checkstyle.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
         "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
-<module name="Checker">
+<module name = "Checker">
     <property name="charset" value="UTF-8"/>
 
     <property name="severity" value="error"/>
@@ -12,18 +12,14 @@
     <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
         <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$"/>
     </module>
-    <module name="RegexpMultiline">
-        <property name="message" value="Blank line at start of method should be removed"/>
-        <property name="format" value="\(.*\)\s*\{\s*\n\s*\n"/>
-    </module>
 
     <module name="TreeWalker">
         <module name="OuterTypeFilename"/>
         <module name="NoLineWrap">
             <property name="tokens" value="PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT, STATIC_IMPORT"/>
         </module>
-        <module name="LeftCurly"/>
-        <module name="RightCurly"/>
+        <module name="LeftCurly" />
+        <module name="RightCurly" />
         <module name="WhitespaceAfter"/>
         <module name="WhitespaceAround">
             <property name="allowEmptyConstructors" value="true"/>
diff --git a/wls-common/checkstyle.xml b/wls-common/checkstyle.xml
index 91de9a38b..37f7f0e7b 100644
--- a/wls-common/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/wls-common/checkstyle.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
         "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
-<module name="Checker">
+<module name = "Checker">
     <property name="charset" value="UTF-8"/>
 
     <property name="severity" value="error"/>
@@ -12,18 +12,14 @@
     <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
         <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$"/>
     </module>
-    <module name="RegexpMultiline">
-        <property name="message" value="Blank line at start of method should be removed"/>
-        <property name="format" value="\(.*\)\s*\{\s*\n\s*\n"/>
-    </module>
 
     <module name="TreeWalker">
         <module name="OuterTypeFilename"/>
         <module name="NoLineWrap">
             <property name="tokens" value="PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT, STATIC_IMPORT"/>
         </module>
-        <module name="LeftCurly"/>
-        <module name="RightCurly"/>
+        <module name="LeftCurly" />
+        <module name="RightCurly" />
         <module name="WhitespaceAfter"/>
         <module name="WhitespaceAround">
             <property name="allowEmptyConstructors" value="true"/>
diff --git a/wls-eai-service/checkstyle.xml b/wls-eai-service/checkstyle.xml
index cf934e1b9..14f0ae031 100644
--- a/wls-eai-service/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/wls-eai-service/checkstyle.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
         "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
-<module name="Checker">
+<module name = "Checker">
     <property name="charset" value="UTF-8"/>
 
     <property name="severity" value="error"/>
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
     <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
         <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$"/>
     </module>
-    <module name="RegexpMultiline">
-        <property name="message" value="Blank line at start of method should be removed"/>
-        <property name="format" value="\(.*\)\s*\{\s*\n\s*\n"/>
-    </module>
 
     <module name="TreeWalker">
         <module name="SuppressionCommentFilter">
@@ -27,8 +23,8 @@
         <module name="NoLineWrap">
             <property name="tokens" value="PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT, STATIC_IMPORT"/>
         </module>
-        <module name="LeftCurly"/>
-        <module name="RightCurly"/>
+        <module name="LeftCurly" />
+        <module name="RightCurly" />
         <module name="WhitespaceAfter"/>
         <module name="WhitespaceAround">
             <property name="allowEmptyConstructors" value="true"/>
diff --git a/wls-ergebnismeldung-service/checkstyle.xml b/wls-ergebnismeldung-service/checkstyle.xml
index 91de9a38b..37f7f0e7b 100644
--- a/wls-ergebnismeldung-service/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/wls-ergebnismeldung-service/checkstyle.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
         "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
-<module name="Checker">
+<module name = "Checker">
     <property name="charset" value="UTF-8"/>
 
     <property name="severity" value="error"/>
@@ -12,18 +12,14 @@
     <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
         <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$"/>
     </module>
-    <module name="RegexpMultiline">
-        <property name="message" value="Blank line at start of method should be removed"/>
-        <property name="format" value="\(.*\)\s*\{\s*\n\s*\n"/>
-    </module>
 
     <module name="TreeWalker">
         <module name="OuterTypeFilename"/>
         <module name="NoLineWrap">
             <property name="tokens" value="PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT, STATIC_IMPORT"/>
         </module>
-        <module name="LeftCurly"/>
-        <module name="RightCurly"/>
+        <module name="LeftCurly" />
+        <module name="RightCurly" />
         <module name="WhitespaceAfter"/>
         <module name="WhitespaceAround">
             <property name="allowEmptyConstructors" value="true"/>
diff --git a/wls-infomanagement-service/checkstyle.xml b/wls-infomanagement-service/checkstyle.xml
index 91de9a38b..37f7f0e7b 100644
--- a/wls-infomanagement-service/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/wls-infomanagement-service/checkstyle.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
         "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
-<module name="Checker">
+<module name = "Checker">
     <property name="charset" value="UTF-8"/>
 
     <property name="severity" value="error"/>
@@ -12,18 +12,14 @@
     <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
         <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$"/>
     </module>
-    <module name="RegexpMultiline">
-        <property name="message" value="Blank line at start of method should be removed"/>
-        <property name="format" value="\(.*\)\s*\{\s*\n\s*\n"/>
-    </module>
 
     <module name="TreeWalker">
         <module name="OuterTypeFilename"/>
         <module name="NoLineWrap">
             <property name="tokens" value="PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT, STATIC_IMPORT"/>
         </module>
-        <module name="LeftCurly"/>
-        <module name="RightCurly"/>
+        <module name="LeftCurly" />
+        <module name="RightCurly" />
         <module name="WhitespaceAfter"/>
         <module name="WhitespaceAround">
             <property name="allowEmptyConstructors" value="true"/>
diff --git a/wls-monitoring-service/checkstyle.xml b/wls-monitoring-service/checkstyle.xml
index 91de9a38b..37f7f0e7b 100644
--- a/wls-monitoring-service/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/wls-monitoring-service/checkstyle.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
         "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
-<module name="Checker">
+<module name = "Checker">
     <property name="charset" value="UTF-8"/>
 
     <property name="severity" value="error"/>
@@ -12,18 +12,14 @@
     <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
         <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$"/>
     </module>
-    <module name="RegexpMultiline">
-        <property name="message" value="Blank line at start of method should be removed"/>
-        <property name="format" value="\(.*\)\s*\{\s*\n\s*\n"/>
-    </module>
 
     <module name="TreeWalker">
         <module name="OuterTypeFilename"/>
         <module name="NoLineWrap">
             <property name="tokens" value="PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT, STATIC_IMPORT"/>
         </module>
-        <module name="LeftCurly"/>
-        <module name="RightCurly"/>
+        <module name="LeftCurly" />
+        <module name="RightCurly" />
         <module name="WhitespaceAfter"/>
         <module name="WhitespaceAround">
             <property name="allowEmptyConstructors" value="true"/>
diff --git a/wls-vorfaelleundvorkommnisse-service/checkstyle.xml b/wls-vorfaelleundvorkommnisse-service/checkstyle.xml
index 91de9a38b..37f7f0e7b 100644
--- a/wls-vorfaelleundvorkommnisse-service/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/wls-vorfaelleundvorkommnisse-service/checkstyle.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
         "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
-<module name="Checker">
+<module name = "Checker">
     <property name="charset" value="UTF-8"/>
 
     <property name="severity" value="error"/>
@@ -12,18 +12,14 @@
     <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
         <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$"/>
     </module>
-    <module name="RegexpMultiline">
-        <property name="message" value="Blank line at start of method should be removed"/>
-        <property name="format" value="\(.*\)\s*\{\s*\n\s*\n"/>
-    </module>
 
     <module name="TreeWalker">
         <module name="OuterTypeFilename"/>
         <module name="NoLineWrap">
             <property name="tokens" value="PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT, STATIC_IMPORT"/>
         </module>
-        <module name="LeftCurly"/>
-        <module name="RightCurly"/>
+        <module name="LeftCurly" />
+        <module name="RightCurly" />
         <module name="WhitespaceAfter"/>
         <module name="WhitespaceAround">
             <property name="allowEmptyConstructors" value="true"/>
diff --git a/wls-wahlvorbereitung-service/checkstyle.xml b/wls-wahlvorbereitung-service/checkstyle.xml
index 91de9a38b..37f7f0e7b 100644
--- a/wls-wahlvorbereitung-service/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/wls-wahlvorbereitung-service/checkstyle.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
         "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
-<module name="Checker">
+<module name = "Checker">
     <property name="charset" value="UTF-8"/>
 
     <property name="severity" value="error"/>
@@ -12,18 +12,14 @@
     <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
         <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$"/>
     </module>
-    <module name="RegexpMultiline">
-        <property name="message" value="Blank line at start of method should be removed"/>
-        <property name="format" value="\(.*\)\s*\{\s*\n\s*\n"/>
-    </module>
 
     <module name="TreeWalker">
         <module name="OuterTypeFilename"/>
         <module name="NoLineWrap">
             <property name="tokens" value="PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT, STATIC_IMPORT"/>
         </module>
-        <module name="LeftCurly"/>
-        <module name="RightCurly"/>
+        <module name="LeftCurly" />
+        <module name="RightCurly" />
         <module name="WhitespaceAfter"/>
         <module name="WhitespaceAround">
             <property name="allowEmptyConstructors" value="true"/>
diff --git a/wls-wahlvorstand-service/checkstyle.xml b/wls-wahlvorstand-service/checkstyle.xml
index 91de9a38b..37f7f0e7b 100644
--- a/wls-wahlvorstand-service/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/wls-wahlvorstand-service/checkstyle.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
         "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
-<module name="Checker">
+<module name = "Checker">
     <property name="charset" value="UTF-8"/>
 
     <property name="severity" value="error"/>
@@ -12,18 +12,14 @@
     <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
         <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$"/>
     </module>
-    <module name="RegexpMultiline">
-        <property name="message" value="Blank line at start of method should be removed"/>
-        <property name="format" value="\(.*\)\s*\{\s*\n\s*\n"/>
-    </module>
 
     <module name="TreeWalker">
         <module name="OuterTypeFilename"/>
         <module name="NoLineWrap">
             <property name="tokens" value="PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT, STATIC_IMPORT"/>
         </module>
-        <module name="LeftCurly"/>
-        <module name="RightCurly"/>
+        <module name="LeftCurly" />
+        <module name="RightCurly" />
         <module name="WhitespaceAfter"/>
         <module name="WhitespaceAround">
             <property name="allowEmptyConstructors" value="true"/>