diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index aa7b3903d5..88a9b13feb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Aer
         run: |
           set -e
-          python -I -m build --wheel --config-setting=--build-option=-- --config-setting=--build-option=-DTEST_JSON=1
+          python -I -m build --wheel --config-setting=--build-option=-DTEST_JSON=1
           pip install -U dist/*.whl
       - name: Run Tests
         run: |
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 5b5a17c4ef..7a8d31afd3 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ deps =
   build
   qiskit-ibmq-provider
 commands =
-  python -I -m build --wheel -C=--build-option=-- -C=--build-option=-- -C=--build-option=-j4
+  python -I -m build --wheel -C=--build-option=-j4
   pip install --find-links={toxinidir}/dist qiskit_aer
   sphinx-build -W -b html docs/ docs/_build/html -j auto {posargs}