diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 2b740bfd2e4..cdded4641a8 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -2,18 +2,10 @@ root = true
 
 [*]
 charset = utf-8
+# 2 space indentation
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 2
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 # Unix-style newlines with a newline ending every file
 end_of_line = lf
 insert_final_newline = true
-
-[*.{js,css,scss}]
-quote_type = single
-
-[*.{yml,yaml}]
-quote_type = double
-
-[*.md]
-trim_trailing_whitespace = false