diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 197cb78962..c6c8b36219 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -7,10 +7,3 @@ end_of_line = lf
 charset = utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
-
-[*.md]
-trim_trailing_whitespace = false
-
-[Makefile]
-indent_style = tab
-indent_size = 8