diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
index 3691ef67b..f69768d95 100644
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ rule = "run -p rulegen"
 [build]
 rustflags = ["-C", "target-cpu=native"]
 
-[registries.crates-io]
-protocol = "sparse"
-
 [target.'cfg(all())']
 rustflags = [
   # CLIPPY LINT SETTINGS