diff --git a/conda/artiq/bld.bat b/conda/artiq/bld.bat
index d1604ee7b..e104111df 100644
--- a/conda/artiq/bld.bat
+++ b/conda/artiq/bld.bat
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-set ARTIQ_GUI=0
 "%PYTHON%" setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record=record.txt
diff --git a/conda/artiq/build.sh b/conda/artiq/build.sh
index 0a6dd1225..f74722cee 100755
--- a/conda/artiq/build.sh
+++ b/conda/artiq/build.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ then
 	source $BUILD_SETTINGS_FILE
 fi
 
-ARTIQ_GUI=1 $PYTHON setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record=record.txt
+$PYTHON setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record=record.txt
 git clone --recursive https://github.com/m-labs/misoc
 export MSCDIR=$SRC_DIR/misoc