diff --git a/rustfmt.toml b/rustfmt.toml
index 28472f9a..0537a4b4 100644
--- a/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/rustfmt.toml
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ use_field_init_shorthand = false
 force_explicit_abi = true
 condense_wildcard_suffixes = false
 color = "Auto"
-required_version = "1.5.1"
 unstable_features = false
 disable_all_formatting = false
 skip_children = false