diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 03d8d502..3cc43c3e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@ packages.find.where = [
     "src",
 ]
 
-[tool.distutils]
-bdist_wheel.universal = true
-
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 # This keeps the start of the version the same as the last release.
 # This is useful for our documentation to include e.g. binary links