diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 854773350cc5..29a30ccfc07b 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ root = true
 [{*.{awk,c,dts,dtsi,dtso,h,mk,s,S},Kconfig,Makefile,Makefile.*}]
 charset = utf-8
 end_of_line = lf
-trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
 indent_style = tab
 indent_size = 8
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ indent_size = 8
 [*.{json,py,rs}]
 charset = utf-8
 end_of_line = lf
-trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 4
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ indent_size = 8
 [*.yaml]
 charset = utf-8
 end_of_line = lf
-trim_trailing_whitespace = unset
 insert_final_newline = true
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 2