diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index ca3c67bb02..a2ef9da067 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 root = true
 
 [*]
-charset = utf-8
 end_of_line = lf
 indent_size = 2
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true