diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f32b12207d656..235f8237e3258 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ parallel = true
 [coverage:report]
 show_missing = true
 
-[wheel]
-universal = true
-
-[bdist_wheel]
-universal = true
-
 [metadata]
 requires-dist =
     typed-ast >= 0.6.1; sys_platform != 'win32'