diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a103eebb..d251d6c2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -158,9 +158,6 @@ profiling = [
 requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
-[tool.hatch.metadata]
-allow-direct-references = true
-
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["letta"]