diff --git a/bids-validator/setup.cfg b/bids-validator/setup.cfg
index 5996e4b2b..0c1a544d5 100644
--- a/bids-validator/setup.cfg
+++ b/bids-validator/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-[bdist_wheel]
-universal=1
-
 [tool:pytest]
 ignore =
     _version.py