diff --git a/classes/action.php b/classes/action.php
index fe93c00d6663794350e042ba34e2842ff6345988..cc55e6281c7d14029f9d798e3dbe996f3dec4548 100644
--- a/classes/action.php
+++ b/classes/action.php
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
  */
 namespace tool_lifecycle;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Delivers all available action names throughout the plugin.
  * @package    tool_lifecycle
diff --git a/classes/event/process_proceeded.php b/classes/event/process_proceeded.php
index 0df4ac716448c4a923d5a91b9ca5f96dd2a5108f..c3c9ac93c20ca29b3335909d09edc11f7adf626b 100644
--- a/classes/event/process_proceeded.php
+++ b/classes/event/process_proceeded.php
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ namespace tool_lifecycle\event;
 use moodle_url;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\process;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * The process_proceeded event class.
  *
diff --git a/classes/event/process_rollback.php b/classes/event/process_rollback.php
index b83d73b3a8adbac83657e93ae01db4af38c5ae39..5fadca0902f99d649a43e47fda7423ea4b346447 100644
--- a/classes/event/process_rollback.php
+++ b/classes/event/process_rollback.php
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ namespace tool_lifecycle\event;
 use moodle_url;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\process;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * The process_rollback event class.
  *
diff --git a/classes/event/process_triggered.php b/classes/event/process_triggered.php
index dcde2225f088971ea69ab6c15fdcf3d76edc8ccd..0648b50195cd450bf2095ba0c33b98086a8f9966 100644
--- a/classes/event/process_triggered.php
+++ b/classes/event/process_triggered.php
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ namespace tool_lifecycle\event;
 use moodle_url;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\process;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * The process_triggered event class.
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/backup/backup_lifecycle_workflow.php b/classes/local/backup/backup_lifecycle_workflow.php
index 4505fa032a56e4ae035456cbfe5fe0704806fa15..4cdfa07a34f430aa67188174354f51855a0553e7 100644
--- a/classes/local/backup/backup_lifecycle_workflow.php
+++ b/classes/local/backup/backup_lifecycle_workflow.php
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\trigger_manager;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\settings_manager;
 use tool_lifecycle\settings_type;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Class to backup a workflow.
  * @package    tool_lifecycle
diff --git a/classes/local/backup/restore_lifecycle_workflow.php b/classes/local/backup/restore_lifecycle_workflow.php
index 16a4141e317411d76c2f34e50bcc3f6140824d97..8662fa2c184c9d647d85c5737e7d3d10c8918c27 100644
--- a/classes/local/backup/restore_lifecycle_workflow.php
+++ b/classes/local/backup/restore_lifecycle_workflow.php
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\trigger_manager;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\settings_manager;
 use tool_lifecycle\settings_type;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Class to restore a workflow.
  * @package    tool_lifecycle
diff --git a/classes/local/data/manual_trigger_tool.php b/classes/local/data/manual_trigger_tool.php
index 48ffa42c6c75d09d3784199942862e8ce470ac6f..d669ba827bffde201301cd1c1e46a93f964a816a 100644
--- a/classes/local/data/manual_trigger_tool.php
+++ b/classes/local/data/manual_trigger_tool.php
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ namespace tool_lifecycle\local\data;
 
 use renderable;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Class representing a manual trigger tool
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/entity/process.php b/classes/local/entity/process.php
index c05fea0e6604abcf031fd70c965a10ae9577e3f6..3f94460e3adbd4f51e5fd828c3469cd400bf232e 100644
--- a/classes/local/entity/process.php
+++ b/classes/local/entity/process.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  */
 namespace tool_lifecycle\local\entity;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Life Cycle Process class
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/entity/step_subplugin.php b/classes/local/entity/step_subplugin.php
index e50ecde014f0425de8fcfc72ba6bc11fd07867e1..711a37e17c80ddbea688f165c8bb7499ef763460 100644
--- a/classes/local/entity/step_subplugin.php
+++ b/classes/local/entity/step_subplugin.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  */
 namespace tool_lifecycle\local\entity;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Subplugin class
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/entity/subplugin.php b/classes/local/entity/subplugin.php
index 15e3809850fe88b939646a7cabd1f13f76ba0968..2190ba233658c4129582b4e7b3063b830075e01b 100644
--- a/classes/local/entity/subplugin.php
+++ b/classes/local/entity/subplugin.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  */
 namespace tool_lifecycle\local\entity;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Subplugin class
  *
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  * @copyright  2017 Tobias Reischmann WWU
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
-abstract class subplugin{
+abstract class subplugin {
 
     /** @var int $id Id of subplugin */
     public $id;
diff --git a/classes/local/entity/trigger_subplugin.php b/classes/local/entity/trigger_subplugin.php
index d4c98fab424340ff84d83ed0856413678e6e2d08..ebc8d14d77835713160863b765d69e2da9877bbb 100644
--- a/classes/local/entity/trigger_subplugin.php
+++ b/classes/local/entity/trigger_subplugin.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  */
 namespace tool_lifecycle\local\entity;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Trigger subplugin class
  *
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  * @copyright  2017 Tobias Reischmann WWU
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
-class trigger_subplugin extends subplugin{
+class trigger_subplugin extends subplugin {
 
     /**
      * Creates a subplugin from a db record.
diff --git a/classes/local/entity/workflow.php b/classes/local/entity/workflow.php
index 9be4f03c67a378f78f9f286df138a40bdb58eb82..11bd5afd9f7faabbb63d0d3ff5c57f11732e63f6 100644
--- a/classes/local/entity/workflow.php
+++ b/classes/local/entity/workflow.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  */
 namespace tool_lifecycle\local\entity;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Life Cycle Workflow class
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/manager/delayed_courses_manager.php b/classes/local/manager/delayed_courses_manager.php
index cb989ec8dfbc6affb870338bc443681294d3cdab..a9c4024574a42d82f4a96fab1decd7e10df173ad 100644
--- a/classes/local/manager/delayed_courses_manager.php
+++ b/classes/local/manager/delayed_courses_manager.php
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
  */
 namespace tool_lifecycle\local\manager;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 /**
  * Manager for Delayed Courses.
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/manager/interaction_manager.php b/classes/local/manager/interaction_manager.php
index 5dbe2d45f531bcee597e90d610fcde46614a2ebc..87ecfff877f534a2ff7c4f2ab802b2bcfaddbdf0 100644
--- a/classes/local/manager/interaction_manager.php
+++ b/classes/local/manager/interaction_manager.php
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\process;
 use tool_lifecycle\processor;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\response\step_interactive_response;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Manager to handle interactions by users
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/manager/lib_manager.php b/classes/local/manager/lib_manager.php
index 7e8277735069d1018dfb55de02fc76476d183b57..afd381eead7d6a79d679f4b6e7f168d57916e859 100644
--- a/classes/local/manager/lib_manager.php
+++ b/classes/local/manager/lib_manager.php
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ use tool_lifecycle\trigger\base;
 use tool_lifecycle\trigger\base_automatic;
 use tool_lifecycle\trigger\base_manual;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Manager to retrive the lib of each subplugin.
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/manager/process_data_manager.php b/classes/local/manager/process_data_manager.php
index fb3f168198f52b778d1dd8bfa4fc2a3e2935da05..722e2a6a2731320751316700c1ab3ffe7575ab72 100644
--- a/classes/local/manager/process_data_manager.php
+++ b/classes/local/manager/process_data_manager.php
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ namespace tool_lifecycle\local\manager;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\process;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\trigger_subplugin;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Manager for data of Life Cycle Processes.
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/manager/process_manager.php b/classes/local/manager/process_manager.php
index 4d4b5786dc11f0b155ff112fa7d3a626fa85fa74..0eba63e97738ce0492d641c5d832d8518182a24e 100644
--- a/classes/local/manager/process_manager.php
+++ b/classes/local/manager/process_manager.php
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\process;
 use tool_lifecycle\event\process_proceeded;
 use tool_lifecycle\event\process_rollback;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Manager for Life Cycle Processes
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/manager/step_manager.php b/classes/local/manager/step_manager.php
index 4a03f4ee57fb07c8b567040fa78e3a2f01e9dd56..cd58d1a5b3d01348d91a53f92c38619a8c60ce83 100644
--- a/classes/local/manager/step_manager.php
+++ b/classes/local/manager/step_manager.php
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ use tool_lifecycle\action;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\step_subplugin;
 use tool_lifecycle\settings_type;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Manager for Subplugins
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/manager/subplugin_manager.php b/classes/local/manager/subplugin_manager.php
index 8728582f15ab31a2f53c4db5c21751a70bc03abe..951cc6690aaa9f33d0fcebb33acad57ecd06fbce 100644
--- a/classes/local/manager/subplugin_manager.php
+++ b/classes/local/manager/subplugin_manager.php
@@ -23,22 +23,6 @@
  */
 namespace tool_lifecycle\local\manager;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
-//
-// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-// GNU General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
 /**
  * Manager for Subplugins
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/manager/trigger_manager.php b/classes/local/manager/trigger_manager.php
index e59a8a4af65979274e9d32c37a464923f35cb031..2c7d84d34d4167ea1bf604b7d161e7b40fea9bd0 100644
--- a/classes/local/manager/trigger_manager.php
+++ b/classes/local/manager/trigger_manager.php
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\trigger_subplugin;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\workflow;
 use tool_lifecycle\settings_type;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Manager for Trigger subplugins
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/manager/workflow_manager.php b/classes/local/manager/workflow_manager.php
index 690d139712dfc884187f9065f6520b2401d7f914..34e721ea96b9aa6cafc111accd198bb7b3cdc002 100644
--- a/classes/local/manager/workflow_manager.php
+++ b/classes/local/manager/workflow_manager.php
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ use tool_lifecycle\local\backup\backup_lifecycle_workflow;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\data\manual_trigger_tool;
 use tool_lifecycle\settings_type;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Manager for Life Cycle Workflows
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/response/step_interactive_response.php b/classes/local/response/step_interactive_response.php
index f9c89d414fde3a681a426abfaef78acc11ee5bab..ab23fdd0af282fde5e9f2af96380fe69c6f39353 100644
--- a/classes/local/response/step_interactive_response.php
+++ b/classes/local/response/step_interactive_response.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  */
 namespace tool_lifecycle\local\response;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Possible Responses of a Subplugin for interaction handling
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/response/step_response.php b/classes/local/response/step_response.php
index f6301d74169dfec5023e0274bb838425a812a784..15266179daf0e6b92acaa87d58c5473314e7bc86 100644
--- a/classes/local/response/step_response.php
+++ b/classes/local/response/step_response.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  */
 namespace tool_lifecycle\local\response;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Possible Responses of a Subplugin
  *
diff --git a/classes/local/response/trigger_response.php b/classes/local/response/trigger_response.php
index 9e4f09752314094299406e94b64e1e0c7870c6e1..8276b0969c986f48a2c07c763537c213a378e8f6 100644
--- a/classes/local/response/trigger_response.php
+++ b/classes/local/response/trigger_response.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  */
 namespace tool_lifecycle\local\response;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Possible Responses of a Trigger Subplugin
  *
diff --git a/classes/plugininfo/lifecyclestep.php b/classes/plugininfo/lifecyclestep.php
index d8cf9b003c6f8ad1b258c722213b0ae2cbebd5e1..8fa5098a215105fa34064ce773e07b4ad7caede8 100644
--- a/classes/plugininfo/lifecyclestep.php
+++ b/classes/plugininfo/lifecyclestep.php
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ use core\plugininfo\base;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\step_manager;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\workflow_manager;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Pluginfo for life cycle step
  *
diff --git a/classes/plugininfo/lifecycletrigger.php b/classes/plugininfo/lifecycletrigger.php
index 2258f64e59aeb5e3250f3d2ca7f2d38eb2fe29f3..62b7176c047835ff1dadaea56fb53841e511e70f 100644
--- a/classes/plugininfo/lifecycletrigger.php
+++ b/classes/plugininfo/lifecycletrigger.php
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\trigger_manager;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\workflow_manager;
 use tool_usertours\step;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Pluginfo for life cycle trigger
  *
diff --git a/classes/privacy/provider.php b/classes/privacy/provider.php
index 9c506dbbff571788ea05b65428ce9cc59c0813b3..d320f46cd62b0cdcf93d05a6652aac5c095b4aeb 100644
--- a/classes/privacy/provider.php
+++ b/classes/privacy/provider.php
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ use core_privacy\local\request\writer;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\step_manager;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\workflow_manager;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Implementation of the privacy subsystem plugin provider for the Life Cycle tool.
  *
diff --git a/classes/processor.php b/classes/processor.php
index 5413dfb03bcbda9ccbb978ddfc1e5062a7bebe06..c1a185d9247afa4d361d0155954656f971d1c319 100644
--- a/classes/processor.php
+++ b/classes/processor.php
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ use tool_lifecycle\local\response\step_interactive_response;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\response\step_response;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\response\trigger_response;
 
-
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
-
 /**
  * Offers functionality to trigger, process and finish lifecycle processes.
  *
diff --git a/classes/settings_type.php b/classes/settings_type.php
index d63e3404a9608474abe5efcfe65dd45ef5b29671..33aa445a8ed94443e6c66f3ed7dde00f308f14b4 100644
--- a/classes/settings_type.php
+++ b/classes/settings_type.php
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
  */
 namespace tool_lifecycle;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Defines available settings_types.
  * @package    tool_lifecycle
diff --git a/classes/task/lifecycle_cleanup_task.php b/classes/task/lifecycle_cleanup_task.php
index 5c31f11bcc651b7e479cf6c0e77a779a62e77747..eadeadf11f8b4ae5d2719a853b5940fab86654d8 100644
--- a/classes/task/lifecycle_cleanup_task.php
+++ b/classes/task/lifecycle_cleanup_task.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  */
 namespace tool_lifecycle\task;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
-
 /**
  * Scheduled task for cleanup past delays
  *
diff --git a/classes/task/lifecycle_error_notify_task.php b/classes/task/lifecycle_error_notify_task.php
index 3f643a41da8cb402243d7963f5172d7da78bd2fc..c20aee73f7bdf1a02478243ce7ddbd1c14dd5d2e 100644
--- a/classes/task/lifecycle_error_notify_task.php
+++ b/classes/task/lifecycle_error_notify_task.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  */
 namespace tool_lifecycle\task;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
-
 /**
  * Scheduled task for notify admin upon process errors
  *
diff --git a/classes/task/lifecycle_task.php b/classes/task/lifecycle_task.php
index 57fe110f7f2af6f059b6cef7c558804aea6cc433..91692d9aa05e7016714d6f4237a3e5f5f773e48c 100644
--- a/classes/task/lifecycle_task.php
+++ b/classes/task/lifecycle_task.php
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\lib_manager;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\step_manager;
 use tool_lifecycle\processor;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
-
 /**
  * Scheduled task for working on lifecycle processes
  *
diff --git a/classes/view_controller.php b/classes/view_controller.php
index 32e297d3b4e1c8f8f61495a5760be0dbad6ab684..351f0a89bb99964e488c55d9563f6047025d4ae3 100644
--- a/classes/view_controller.php
+++ b/classes/view_controller.php
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\step_manager;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\trigger_manager;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\table\interaction_log_table;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\table\interaction_remaining_table;
-use tool_lifecycle\local\table\interaction_attention_table;
-
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+use tool_lifecycle\local\table\interaction_attention_table;;
 
 /**
  * Controller for view.php
diff --git a/db/upgrade.php b/db/upgrade.php
index 5e0c0cbd6c51672131050ec310bda3053a9cb79a..99accd3e4c9c3d589ea5f591be01bf2bb027f154 100644
--- a/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/db/upgrade.php
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Update script for tool_lifecycle.
  * @param int $oldversion Version id of the previously installed version.
diff --git a/lib.php b/lib.php
index 15820fb22191520f21b657c25417b148ea672e28..fa4532aec73b8b264e1b9030c9b3109285b48bcc 100644
--- a/lib.php
+++ b/lib.php
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Adds a tool_lifecycle link to the course admin menu.
  *
diff --git a/renderer.php b/renderer.php
index 1b1ee40599f2a2c88d052607884b8cbf6fe55bcb..d332cb3fb95b0676d4d53b78b746085d37069db7 100644
--- a/renderer.php
+++ b/renderer.php
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
  * @copyright  2017 Tobias Reischmann WWU
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 /**
  * Renderer for life cycle
diff --git a/step/createbackup/db/upgrade.php b/step/createbackup/db/upgrade.php
index bfa92b839c48758c2d411cfdddee221c2c612813..d1583cd7ee90282436fb491f7b3cb0c54ff996c9 100644
--- a/step/createbackup/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/step/createbackup/db/upgrade.php
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\settings_manager;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\step_manager;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Update script for lifecycles subplugin createbackup.
  * @param int $oldversion Version id of the previously installed version.
diff --git a/step/deletecourse/db/upgrade.php b/step/deletecourse/db/upgrade.php
index 668a910e9621226fc85662b7eb4b48d522b1b301..c8467c5ef6473f293feee85f55c0f16112c9ece9 100644
--- a/step/deletecourse/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/step/deletecourse/db/upgrade.php
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\settings_manager;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\step_manager;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Update script for lifecycles subplugin deletecourse
  *
diff --git a/step/interactionlib.php b/step/interactionlib.php
index 0958cb165123df3882024d45e2104dedbe23ba63..a4909a52a1fe2c6e441a9b04992e3c233e72a215 100644
--- a/step/interactionlib.php
+++ b/step/interactionlib.php
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\process;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\step_subplugin;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\response\step_interactive_response;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Interface for the interactions of the subplugintype step.
  *
diff --git a/tests/backup_manager_test.php b/tests/backup_manager_test.php
index ab27a38133a40cd28e94f0f9b0868693c12f038a..fa6a79675960d3ee6960289e87d9519941d7aa3f 100644
--- a/tests/backup_manager_test.php
+++ b/tests/backup_manager_test.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  * @copyright  2017 Tobias Reischmann WWU
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\backup_manager;
 
diff --git a/tests/generator/lib.php b/tests/generator/lib.php
index 35a4ac7eccdba127fa24efea6e930463e47308e3..ae963a13385b0d985490c947b081558e4bef0f26 100644
--- a/tests/generator/lib.php
+++ b/tests/generator/lib.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  * @copyright  2017 Tobias Reischmann WWU
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\process;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\trigger_subplugin;
diff --git a/tests/manual_trigger_tools_test.php b/tests/manual_trigger_tools_test.php
index aad0a0268ae7b0b6a68823d3ed6b2c3108337e5a..3477d198f598c375a870ea7336797a06d27808ea 100644
--- a/tests/manual_trigger_tools_test.php
+++ b/tests/manual_trigger_tools_test.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  * @copyright  2018 Tobias Reischmann, Jan Dageforde WWU
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 use tool_lifecycle\action;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\workflow;
diff --git a/tests/process_status_message_test.php b/tests/process_status_message_test.php
index e55fbe9ffb466d164207da8d4a0697912294c532..5ac9756ce3c1c69d785b9cce9f1f2fcbe80e514f 100644
--- a/tests/process_status_message_test.php
+++ b/tests/process_status_message_test.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  * @copyright  2018 Tamara Gunkel, Jan Dageforde WWU
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 use tool_lifecycle\action;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\workflow;
diff --git a/tests/settings_manager_test.php b/tests/settings_manager_test.php
index 4444e33550f7048c18419133bd30aa4a61506bfb..a6c389f6a47124c268455eec79a76eb325148b8e 100644
--- a/tests/settings_manager_test.php
+++ b/tests/settings_manager_test.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  * @copyright  2017 Tobias Reischmann WWU
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\step_subplugin;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\trigger_subplugin;
diff --git a/trigger/categories/tests/generator/lib.php b/trigger/categories/tests/generator/lib.php
index 8d3bb50f763855c9d3b6796a7bd8447a89727f68..c8d410eca36623deaed95a623800dbe0c0a30ce2 100644
--- a/trigger/categories/tests/generator/lib.php
+++ b/trigger/categories/tests/generator/lib.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  * @copyright  2018 Tobias Reischmann WWU
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\trigger_subplugin;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\workflow;
diff --git a/trigger/delayedcourses/db/install.php b/trigger/delayedcourses/db/install.php
index 00f52e2f13d94d0134ff4694951a0a81c8a65540..d75f53f3b87c4e0dde9c1ce0517f432bd3f5f8c5 100644
--- a/trigger/delayedcourses/db/install.php
+++ b/trigger/delayedcourses/db/install.php
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
  */
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\trigger_manager;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Register delayed courses as initial workflow.
  */
diff --git a/trigger/delayedcourses/tests/generator/lib.php b/trigger/delayedcourses/tests/generator/lib.php
index 1561e1dcf7ec94af3350c671f29a45db6ba89db8..b3cfb2ddb759dd535feea1cab7d51305805fa0af 100644
--- a/trigger/delayedcourses/tests/generator/lib.php
+++ b/trigger/delayedcourses/tests/generator/lib.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  * @copyright  2018 Tobias Reischmann WWU
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\trigger_subplugin;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\workflow;
diff --git a/trigger/sitecourse/db/install.php b/trigger/sitecourse/db/install.php
index ef92e5e4632960d6bc1707e482e5eda9fdfcb954..c026243b7d724b1df90cad31085e3e7537796efc 100644
--- a/trigger/sitecourse/db/install.php
+++ b/trigger/sitecourse/db/install.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  */
 use tool_lifecycle\local\manager\trigger_manager;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
 /**
  * Register site course trigger exclusion as initial workflow.
  */
diff --git a/trigger/sitecourse/tests/generator/lib.php b/trigger/sitecourse/tests/generator/lib.php
index 4942d8c675c2d326d5d22d310a9ec8368a7b5bef..6932024240770b1287578979b31ec0493cfcb50e 100644
--- a/trigger/sitecourse/tests/generator/lib.php
+++ b/trigger/sitecourse/tests/generator/lib.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  * @copyright  2018 Tobias Reischmann WWU
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\trigger_subplugin;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\workflow;
diff --git a/trigger/startdatedelay/tests/generator/lib.php b/trigger/startdatedelay/tests/generator/lib.php
index c3bd5cee91680efb0410db4ee475d627d9f0cdf0..71291d5269c09f2243d2df39ab11884c9db12d57 100644
--- a/trigger/startdatedelay/tests/generator/lib.php
+++ b/trigger/startdatedelay/tests/generator/lib.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  * @copyright  2018 Tobias Reischmann WWU
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\trigger_subplugin;
 use tool_lifecycle\local\entity\workflow;