diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index d90a6a262..a03aeed67 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ name = "hatchling"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "Modern, extensible Python build backend"
 readme = "README.md"
-license = "MIT"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 keywords = [
   "build",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b142e00cc..f580a0f7f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 name = "hatch"
 description = "Modern, extensible Python project management"
 readme = "README.md"
-license = "MIT"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 keywords = [
   "build",