diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5a4ed8fd..fed528d4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Minimal PEP 518 pyproject file
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"