diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index d36c2aea..fa408f92 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ repos:
     rev: 23.1.0
     hooks:
       - id: black
-        language_version: python3.8
 
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/blacken-docs
     rev: 1.13.0