diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 753f533..4a4a445 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=40.8.0", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=40.8.0"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]