diff --git a/fuzz/Cargo.toml b/fuzz/Cargo.toml
index cd48ead1c..706c8d897 100644
--- a/fuzz/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fuzz/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "bitcoin-fuzz"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.56.1"
 version = "0.0.1"
 authors = ["Generated by fuzz/generate-files.sh"]
 publish = false