diff --git a/conda/recipes/nx-cugraph/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/nx-cugraph/meta.yaml
index d67287be757..263f53d9a8f 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/nx-cugraph/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/nx-cugraph/meta.yaml
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ source:
 
 build:
   number: {{ GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER }}
-  build:
-      number: {{ GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER }}
-      string: py{{ py_version }}_{{ date_string }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_HASH }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER }}
+  string: py{{ py_version }}_{{ date_string }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_HASH }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER }}
 
 requirements:
   host: