diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index e6bb198..411bb20 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ requirements:
     - {{ compiler('c') }}
     - {{ compiler("cxx") }}
     - python 
-    - setuptools
     - numpy
     - cython