diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index fce7978c4..c9940674d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ repos:
     hooks:
     -   id: black
         args: [--safe, --quiet]
-        language_version: python3
 -   repo: https://github.com/asottile/blacken-docs
     rev: v1.0.0
     hooks:
     -   id: blacken-docs
         additional_dependencies: [black==19.3b0]
-        language_version: python3
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v2.2.3
     hooks: