diff --git a/conda/cairo/build.sh b/conda/cairo/build.sh
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--- a/conda/cairo/build.sh
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@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-export CFLAGS="-I$PREFIX/include -L$PREFIX/lib"
-./configure \
---prefix=$PREFIX \
---disable-static \
---enable-warnings \
---enable-ft \
---enable-ps \
---enable-pdf \
---enable-svg \
---disable-gtk-doc
-make
-make install
-rm -rf $PREFIX/share
-# vim:set ts=8 sw=4 sts=4 tw=78 et:
diff --git a/conda/cairo/meta.yaml b/conda/cairo/meta.yaml
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index 001dd9c87..000000000
--- a/conda/cairo/meta.yaml
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@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# This conda recipe is based on this one: https://github.com/tpn/trent-conda-recipes/tree/master/cairo
-
-package:
-    name: cairo
-    version: 1.14.0
-source:
-    fn: cairo-1.14.0.tar.xz
-    url: http://cairographics.org/releases/cairo-1.14.0.tar.xz
-build:
-    number: 0
-requirements:
-    build:
-        - freetype
-        - libpng
-        - pixman >=0.30
-        - zlib
-    run:
-        - freetype
-        - libpng
-        - pixman >=0.30
-        - zlib
-about:
-    home: http://cairographics.org/
-    license: LGPL 2.1 and MPL 1.1
-# vim:set ts=8 sw=2 sts=2 tw=78 et:
diff --git a/conda/cairoplot3-artiq/meta.yaml b/conda/cairoplot3-artiq/meta.yaml
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index 00a171fa6..000000000
--- a/conda/cairoplot3-artiq/meta.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-package:
-    name: cairoplot3-artiq
-    version: "3.1.2"
-
-source:
-    git_url: https://github.com/m-labs/cairoplot3
-    git_tag: master
-
-build:
-    number: 0
-    script: $PYTHON setup.py install
-
-requirements:
-    build:
-        - python
-        - setuptools
-    run:
-        - python
-        - pycairo
-
-test:
-    imports:
-        - cairoplot
-        - series
-
-about:
-    home: https://github.com/m-labs/cairoplot3
-    license: LGPL
-    summary: 'Module to easily plot beautiful graphics using PyCairo'
diff --git a/conda/gbulb-artiq/meta.yaml b/conda/gbulb-artiq/meta.yaml
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index 20baf2e8e..000000000
--- a/conda/gbulb-artiq/meta.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-package:
-    name: gbulb-artiq
-    version: "0.1"
-
-source:
-    git_url: https://github.com/m-labs/gbulb
-    git_tag: master
-
-build:
-    number: 0
-    script: $PYTHON setup.py install
-
-requirements:
-    build:
-        - python
-        - setuptools
-    run:
-        - python
-        - pygobject
-
-test:
-    imports:
-        - gbulb
-
-about:
-    home: https://github.com/m-labs/gbulb
-    license: Apache 2.0
-    summary: 'GLib event loop for tulip (PEP 3156)'
diff --git a/conda/pycairo/bld.bat b/conda/pycairo/bld.bat
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index 39b5e1fee..000000000
--- a/conda/pycairo/bld.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-%PYTHON% setup.py install
diff --git a/conda/pycairo/build.sh b/conda/pycairo/build.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 8e25a1455..000000000
--- a/conda/pycairo/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-$PYTHON setup.py install
diff --git a/conda/pycairo/meta.yaml b/conda/pycairo/meta.yaml
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index ae7cccea6..000000000
--- a/conda/pycairo/meta.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-package:
-    name: pycairo
-    version: "1.10.0"
-
-source:
-    git_url: git://git.cairographics.org/git/pycairo
-    git_tag: master
-
-build:
-    number: 2
-    script: $PYTHON setup.py install
-
-requirements:
-    build:
-        - python
-        - setuptools
-        - cairo 1.14.0 # [not win]
-    run:
-        - python
-        - cairo 1.14.0 # [not win]
-
-test:
-    imports:
-        - cairo
-
-about:
-    home: http://cairographics.org/pycairo/
-    license: LGPL 3
-    summary: 'Python 3 bindings for cairo'
diff --git a/conda/pygobject/build.sh b/conda/pygobject/build.sh
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index 74249fff2..000000000
--- a/conda/pygobject/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-TERM=xterm ./autogen.sh
-export CFLAGS="-L$PREFIX/lib -I$PREFIX/include"
-./configure --prefix=$PREFIX
-make
-make install
diff --git a/conda/pygobject/meta.yaml b/conda/pygobject/meta.yaml
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index 4fcc319f0..000000000
--- a/conda/pygobject/meta.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-package:
-    name: pygobject
-    version: "3.14.0"
-
-source:
-    git_url: git://git.gnome.org/pygobject
-    git_tag: 3.14.0
-
-build:
-    number: 0
-
-requirements:
-    build:
-        - python
-    run:
-        - python
-
-test:
-    imports:
-        - gi
-        - gi.repository
-        - gi.repository.GObject
-        - gi.repository.GLib
-        - gi.repository.Gio
-        - gi.repository.Gtk
-
-about:
-    home: https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Projects/PyGObject?action=show&redirect=PyGObject
-    license: LGPL 2.1
-    summary: 'PyGObject is a Python extension module that gives clean and consistent access to the entire GNOME software platform through the use of GObject Introspection.'