diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 3dab50605..1c1712ca7 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: flake8
         exclude: ^docs/source/conf.py$
-        language_version: python3.8
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/reorder_python_imports
     rev: v1.9.0
     hooks: