diff --git a/python/examples/minimal_build/build_venv.sh b/python/examples/minimal_build/build_venv.sh
index f462c4e9b9d0a..47c10d634f7ad 100755
--- a/python/examples/minimal_build/build_venv.sh
+++ b/python/examples/minimal_build/build_venv.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ source $WORKDIR/venv/bin/activate
 git config --global --add safe.directory $ARROW_ROOT
 
 pip install -r $ARROW_ROOT/python/requirements-build.txt
-pip install wheel
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Build C++ library
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 2629a98969c2e..f72c3a91eb436 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ requires = [
     # versions released after 2022
     "setuptools_scm[toml]>=8",
     "setuptools>=64",
-    "wheel"
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"