diff --git a/package/setup.cfg b/package/setup.cfg
index 39bb8808f2a..2f1b9f8d198 100644
--- a/package/setup.cfg
+++ b/package/setup.cfg
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 #keep_cythonized=True
 ## any additional compiler flags for core C routines, excluding ENCORE
 #extra_cflags = 
-[wheel]
-universal = 1
 
 [build_sphinx]
 all-files = 1
diff --git a/testsuite/setup.cfg b/testsuite/setup.cfg
index ccfb939ffc7..a11a82aa358 100644
--- a/testsuite/setup.cfg
+++ b/testsuite/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-[wheel]
-universal = 1
-
 # "encountered in " Runtimewarnings come from numpy for unit cell conversions.
 # They should be activated again once we fixed the occurrence in the code.
 [tool:pytest]