diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
index 2be67cbc..d0ba6387 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ line_length = 88
 known_first_party = {{cookiecutter.project_slug}},config
 multi_line_output = 3
 default_section = THIRDPARTY
-recursive = true
 skip = venv/
 skip_glob = **/migrations/*.py
 include_trailing_comma = true