diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4a583ee5a39..482f222190e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools >= 39.2.0", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools >= 39.2.0"]
 backend-path = ["packaging"]  # requires 'Pip>=20' or 'pep517>=0.6.0'
 build-backend = "pep517_backend.hooks"  # wraps `setuptools.build_meta`