diff --git a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
index c57cf7daeeeb4b681530d3dbcb1825399ba3de69..500d007f7e387ebbc13dbb644c7b68a6773d9ead 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:
   host: