diff --git a/vhost-device-console/rustfmt.toml b/rustfmt.toml
similarity index 88%
rename from vhost-device-console/rustfmt.toml
rename to rustfmt.toml
index ebecb99..5962c36 100644
--- a/vhost-device-console/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/rustfmt.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 edition = "2021"
 format_generated_files = false
 format_code_in_doc_comments = true
-format_strings = true
 imports_granularity = "Crate"
 group_imports = "StdExternalCrate"
 wrap_comments = true
diff --git a/vhost-device-gpu/rustfmt.toml b/vhost-device-gpu/rustfmt.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index ebecb99..0000000
--- a/vhost-device-gpu/rustfmt.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-edition = "2021"
-format_generated_files = false
-format_code_in_doc_comments = true
-format_strings = true
-imports_granularity = "Crate"
-group_imports = "StdExternalCrate"
-wrap_comments = true
diff --git a/vhost-device-sound/rustfmt.toml b/vhost-device-sound/rustfmt.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index ebecb99..0000000
--- a/vhost-device-sound/rustfmt.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-edition = "2021"
-format_generated_files = false
-format_code_in_doc_comments = true
-format_strings = true
-imports_granularity = "Crate"
-group_imports = "StdExternalCrate"
-wrap_comments = true