diff --git a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
index e107f5f964ecc6c4748eaa4196af614ce0cf8c59..08c75b6ec51ff1a093556cbf2efc2489a9d8ae0c 100644
--- a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ build:
   noarch: python
   number: 0
   script: {{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . --no-deps -vv
-  string: py_2_3
 
 requirements:
   build: