diff --git a/resources/build.sh b/resources/build.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 72f244d59..000000000
--- a/resources/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env bash
-
-mkdir -p ${PREFIX}/bin
-
-# compilation
-g++ src/harpy/bin/extractReads.cpp -O3 -o ${PREFIX}/bin/extractReads
-
-# install harpy proper
-${PYTHON} -m pip install . --no-deps -vvv
-
-# associated scripts
-chmod +x src/harpy/bin/* 
-cp src/harpy/bin/* ${PREFIX}/bin/
diff --git a/resources/meta.yaml b/resources/meta.yaml
index f03cfe942..e002472f1 100644
--- a/resources/meta.yaml
+++ b/resources/meta.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ build:
     - /lib64/libc.so.6
   run_exports:
     - {{ pin_subpackage('harpy', max_pin="x.x") }}
+  script: |
+    mkdir -p ${PREFIX}/bin
+    "${CXX}" src/harpy/bin/extractReads.cpp -O3 -o ${PREFIX}/bin/extractReads
+    ${PYTHON} -m pip install . --no-deps -vvv
+    chmod +x src/harpy/bin/* 
+    cp src/harpy/bin/* ${PREFIX}/bin/
 
 requirements:
   build: