diff --git a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
index 32bc711ef9fd6f66c05124320d69d07468e1d277..f21bf595d340dae24a690de4889525a27d38b7b0 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: