diff --git a/api/rustfmt.toml b/api/rustfmt.toml
index e26e77f1d..5e7f9e245 100644
--- a/api/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/api/rustfmt.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 hard_tabs = true
 wrap_comments = true
-write_mode = "Overwrite"
diff --git a/chain/rustfmt.toml b/chain/rustfmt.toml
index e26e77f1d..5e7f9e245 100644
--- a/chain/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/chain/rustfmt.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 hard_tabs = true
 wrap_comments = true
-write_mode = "Overwrite"
diff --git a/core/rustfmt.toml b/core/rustfmt.toml
index 910a5147c..5e7f9e245 100644
--- a/core/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/core/rustfmt.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 hard_tabs = true
 wrap_comments = true
-comment_width = 120 # we have some long urls in comments
-write_mode = "Overwrite"
diff --git a/grin/rustfmt.toml b/grin/rustfmt.toml
index e26e77f1d..5e7f9e245 100644
--- a/grin/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/grin/rustfmt.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 hard_tabs = true
 wrap_comments = true
-write_mode = "Overwrite"
diff --git a/keychain/rustfmt.toml b/keychain/rustfmt.toml
index e26e77f1d..5e7f9e245 100644
--- a/keychain/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/keychain/rustfmt.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 hard_tabs = true
 wrap_comments = true
-write_mode = "Overwrite"
diff --git a/p2p/rustfmt.toml b/p2p/rustfmt.toml
index e26e77f1d..5e7f9e245 100644
--- a/p2p/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/p2p/rustfmt.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 hard_tabs = true
 wrap_comments = true
-write_mode = "Overwrite"
diff --git a/pool/rustfmt.toml b/pool/rustfmt.toml
index e26e77f1d..5e7f9e245 100644
--- a/pool/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/pool/rustfmt.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 hard_tabs = true
 wrap_comments = true
-write_mode = "Overwrite"
diff --git a/rustfmt.toml b/rustfmt.toml
index e26e77f1d..5e7f9e245 100644
--- a/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/rustfmt.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 hard_tabs = true
 wrap_comments = true
-write_mode = "Overwrite"
diff --git a/store/rustfmt.toml b/store/rustfmt.toml
index e26e77f1d..5e7f9e245 100644
--- a/store/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/store/rustfmt.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 hard_tabs = true
 wrap_comments = true
-write_mode = "Overwrite"
diff --git a/wallet/rustfmt.toml b/wallet/rustfmt.toml
index e26e77f1d..5e7f9e245 100644
--- a/wallet/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/wallet/rustfmt.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 hard_tabs = true
 wrap_comments = true
-write_mode = "Overwrite"