diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d6dfdfe0ea..8b17da455d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-[wheel]
-universal = 1
-
 [tool:pytest]
 testpaths = tests
 norecursedirs = .git testing_config