diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 289038d37f0..82f57343ad0 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ indent_style = space
 indent_size = 4
 tab_width = 8
 charset = utf-8
-trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
 max_line_length = 100