diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 662ea50..c6b477b 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ requirements:
     - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
     - cmake
     - make  # [unix]
-    - numpy
   host:
     - hdf5
     - numpy