diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/ConfigCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/ConfigCommand.php
index eb7a3ff1f..6e457dd78 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/ConfigCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/ConfigCommand.php
@@ -576,6 +576,9 @@ EOT
 
             return $this->configSource->addConfigSetting($settingKey, $values[0]);
         }
+        if ($settingKey === 'platform' && $input->getOption('unset')) {
+            return $this->configSource->removeConfigSetting($settingKey);
+        }
 
         // handle auth
         if (preg_match('/^(bitbucket-oauth|github-oauth|gitlab-oauth|gitlab-token|http-basic)\.(.+)/', $settingKey, $matches)) {