diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 1aa4ff53704..e28ccc51f51 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@ repos:
     rev: stable
     hooks:
       - id: black
-        language_version: python3.7
 
   - repo: https://github.com/saltstack/salt-nox-pre-commit
     rev: master