diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 5d8802d2c910c..0f4e36dcdc70f 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ charset = utf-8
 insert_final_newline = true
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 4
-tab_width = 7
 max_line_length = 80
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true