diff --git a/.scala-steward.conf b/.scala-steward.conf
index ec1b22dde1..27030f138b 100644
--- a/.scala-steward.conf
+++ b/.scala-steward.conf
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ updates.pin = [
 ]
 
 updates.ignore = [
-  { groupId = "org.scalameta", artifactId = "scalafmt-core" }
-  { groupId = "org.scalameta", artifactId = "sbt-scalafmt" }
   // these will get updated along with jackson-core, so no need to update them
   // separately
   { groupId = "com.fasterxml.jackson.module", artifactId = "jackson-module-parameter-names" }