diff --git a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
index 7b3c24e3b12b467444af4eaa1a8683a1797359c1..8932f38228c571815709b2f31fc1ca2f6a50c599 100644
--- a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ source:
 
 build:
   noarch: python
-  number: 2
   script: {{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . --no-deps -vv
 
 requirements: