diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index fa3d7c51fb3b1a66783177b15052af2c140ae09a..06149d3a1c5a0aafa2b06afb33c672263ac5d2df 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ build:
 requirements:
   host:
     - python >=3.9
-    - pip {{ pip }}
+    - pip
     - click {{ click }}
     - matplotlib {{ matplotlib }}
     - numpy {{ numpy }}