diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 18c9e1df02..f7dc4ea348 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ repository = https://upload.pypi.org/legacy/
 [sdist]
 formats = zip
 
-[bdist_wheel]
-universal = 1
-
 [metadata]
 name = setuptools
 version = 45.0.0