diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index fe38589..91a6421 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ build:
   noarch: python
   number: 0
   preserve_egg_dir: True
-  string: py{{ PY_VER }}
   script:
     - {{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . --no-deps --ignore-installed --no-build-isolation -vv