diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dfc2b8f1..386d2a7c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,3 @@ optional = true
 
 [tool.poetry.group.pipx.dependencies]
 poetry = "2.1.3"
-
-[build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
diff --git a/workflow-templates/assets/poetry/README.md b/workflow-templates/assets/poetry/README.md
index d280df89..bbe2982a 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/assets/poetry/README.md
+++ b/workflow-templates/assets/poetry/README.md
@@ -22,5 +22,7 @@ No configuration is needed.
    ```toml
    package-mode = false
    ```
+1. Add a `build-system` section to the `pyproject.toml` file:<br />
+   https://python-poetry.org/docs/pyproject/#poetry-and-pep-517
 1. Define the package metadata under the `tool.poetry` section of the `pyproject.toml` file:<br />
    https://python-poetry.org/docs/pyproject#the-toolpoetry-section
diff --git a/workflow-templates/assets/poetry/pyproject.toml b/workflow-templates/assets/poetry/pyproject.toml
index 7b3ec183..5db1fcca 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/assets/poetry/pyproject.toml
+++ b/workflow-templates/assets/poetry/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 # Source: https://github.com/arduino/tooling-project-assets/blob/main/workflow-templates/assets/poetry/pyproject.toml
 
-[build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
-
 [tool.poetry]
 package-mode = false