diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 580a4c7..637b0e6 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools", "cffi", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools", "cffi"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]