diff --git a/cmd/orb.go b/cmd/orb.go
index 622387126..a7037c7d8 100644
--- a/cmd/orb.go
+++ b/cmd/orb.go
@@ -1218,7 +1218,8 @@ func initOrb(opts orbOptions) error {
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	// Create the file
-	out, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "orb-template.zip"))
+	zipPath := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "orb-template.zip")
+	out, err := os.Create(zipPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -1230,11 +1231,19 @@ func initOrb(opts orbOptions) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = unzipToOrbPath(filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "orb-template.zip"), orbPath)
+	err = unzipToOrbPath(zipPath, orbPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Remove MIT License file if orb is private
+	if opts.private {
+		err = os.Remove(filepath.Join(orbPath, "LICENSE"))
+		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	if fullyAutomated == 1 {
 		fmt.Println("Opted for manual setup, exiting")
 		fmt.Printf("The Orb Project Template has been extracted to %s\n", orbPath)