diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0fed414764..62321ba687 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ azure =
     adlfs==2021.9.1
     azure-identity>=1.4.0
     knack
-    chardet
 gdrive = pydrive2[fsspec]>=1.9.4
 gs = gcsfs==2021.10.1
 hdfs =