diff --git a/py-interface/CMakeLists.txt b/py-interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 09d01a54e8..c3e4f5486e 100644
--- a/py-interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/py-interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ endif()
 
 # populate version string
 configure_file(pyproject.toml.in ${PY_BUILD_DIR}/pyproject.toml @ONLY)
-configure_file(setup.cfg.in ${PY_BUILD_DIR}/setup.cfg @ONLY)
 configure_file(_version.py.in ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/_version.py @ONLY)
 configure_file(setup.py.in ${PY_BUILD_DIR}/setup.py @ONLY)
 
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ add_custom_command(
 add_custom_target(
     python_package ALL
     DEPENDS ${PY_BUILD_DIR}/pyproject.toml
-            ${PY_BUILD_DIR}/setup.cfg
             ${PY_BUILD_DIR}/setup.py
             ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/_version.py
             ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/__init__.py
@@ -117,7 +115,6 @@ add_custom_target(
 install(
     FILES
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PY_BUILD_DIR}/pyproject.toml
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PY_BUILD_DIR}/setup.cfg
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PY_BUILD_DIR}/setup.py
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/_version.py
     DESTINATION ${PY_WRAPPER_INSTALL_DIR}
diff --git a/py-interface/pyproject.toml.in b/py-interface/pyproject.toml.in
index b4852782e3..507faea358 100644
--- a/py-interface/pyproject.toml.in
+++ b/py-interface/pyproject.toml.in
@@ -18,14 +18,17 @@ requires-python = ">=3.6"
 dependencies = [
     "PyYAML >= 3.0",
 ]
-
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3"
+]
 [project.urls]
 "Homepage" = "https://github.com/RadeonOpenCompute/amdsmi"
 
 [tool.setuptools]
 packages = ["amdsmi"]
+zip-safe = false
+include-package-data = true
 
-# install libamd_smi.so
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
 amdsmi = ["*.so"]
 
diff --git a/py-interface/setup.cfg.in b/py-interface/setup.cfg.in
deleted file mode 100644
index ab89a00f53..0000000000
--- a/py-interface/setup.cfg.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-# this file is only required for setuptools < 61.0
-# mostly a rhel8 limitation...
-
-[metadata]
-name = amdsmi
-author = AMD
-author_email = amd-smi.support@amd.com
-url = https://github.com/RadeonOpenCompute/amdsmi
-description = AMDSMI Python LIB - AMD GPU Monitoring Library
-version = @amd_smi_libraries_VERSION_STRING@
-license_file = amdsmi/LICENSE
-classifiers =
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-
-[options]
-zip_safe = False
-include_package_data = True
-packages = find:
-python_requires = >=3.6
-install_requires=
-   PyYAML >= 3.0
-
-[options.package_data]
-* = *.so