diff --git a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
index bc557b01c03d16175b1a4a9e958ee9110542c022..814a4fc9ed1f8222d74dea92f5f4a90aa5229907 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_3
 
 requirements:
   build: