diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3aa5f2648..559a48fec 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,32 +6,32 @@ env:
   global:
     - secure: "DUk/Ihg8KbbzEgPF0qrHqlxU8e8eET9i/BtzNvFddIGX4HP/P2qz0nk3cVkmjuWhqJXSbC22RdKME9qqPzw6fJwJ6dpJ3OR6dDmSd7rewavq+niwxu52PVa+yK8mL4yf1terM7QQ5tIRf+yUL9qGKrZ2xyvEuRit6d4cFep43Ws="
   matrix:
-    - BUILD_SOC=0
-    - BUILD_SOC=1
-before_install:
-  - mkdir -p $HOME/.mlabs
-  - if [ $TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST != false ]; then BUILD_SOC=0; fi
-  - if [ $BUILD_SOC -ne 0 ]; then ./.travis/get-xilinx.sh; fi
-  - . ./.travis/get-toolchain.sh
-  - . ./.travis/get-anaconda.sh
-  - echo "BUILD_SOC=$BUILD_SOC" >> $HOME/.mlabs/build_settings.sh
-  - source $HOME/miniconda/bin/activate py35
-  - conda install -q pip coverage anaconda-client migen cython
-  - pip install coveralls
+    - BUILD_SOC=none
 install:
+  - mkdir -p $HOME/.mlabs
+  - if [ $TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST != false ]; then BUILD_SOC=none; fi
+  - if [ $BUILD_SOC != none ]; then ./.travis/get-xilinx.sh; ./.travis/get-toolchain.sh; fi
+  - . ./.travis/get-anaconda.sh
+  - source $HOME/miniconda/bin/activate py35
+  - conda install -q pip coverage anaconda-client migen=0.0 cython
+  - pip install coveralls
   # workaround for https://github.com/conda/conda-build/issues/466
   - mkdir -p /home/travis/miniconda/conda-bld/linux-64
   - conda index /home/travis/miniconda/conda-bld/linux-64
-  - conda build --python 3.5 conda/artiq
-  - conda install -q artiq --use-local
 script:
-  - coverage run --source=artiq setup.py test
-  - make -C doc/manual html
+  - conda build --python 3.5 conda/artiq
+  - conda install -q --use-local artiq
+  - |
+      if [ $BUILD_SOC == none ]; then
+        PACKAGES="$(conda build --output --python 3.5 conda/artiq) $PACKAGES"
+        coverage run --source=artiq setup.py test
+        make -C doc/manual html
+      fi
 after_success:
   - |
-      if [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" == "master" -a $BUILD_SOC -eq 1 ]; then
+      if [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" == "master" -a "$PACKAGES" != "" ]; then
         anaconda -q login --hostname $(hostname) --username $binstar_login --password $binstar_password
-        anaconda -q upload --user $binstar_login --channel dev --force $HOME/miniconda/conda-bld/linux-64/artiq-*.tar.bz2
+        anaconda -q upload --user $binstar_login --channel dev $PACKAGES
         anaconda -q logout
       fi
   - coveralls
diff --git a/conda/artiq/build.sh b/conda/artiq/build.sh
index 4d574de48..3786386a7 100755
--- a/conda/artiq/build.sh
+++ b/conda/artiq/build.sh
@@ -1,64 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-BUILD_SETTINGS_FILE=$HOME/.mlabs/build_settings.sh
-
-if [ -f $BUILD_SETTINGS_FILE ]
-then
-	source $BUILD_SETTINGS_FILE
-fi
-
 $PYTHON setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record=record.txt
-git clone --recursive https://github.com/m-labs/misoc
-export MSCDIR=$SRC_DIR/misoc
-
-ARTIQ_PREFIX=$PREFIX/lib/python3.5/site-packages/artiq
-BIN_PREFIX=$ARTIQ_PREFIX/binaries/
-mkdir -p $ARTIQ_PREFIX/misc
-mkdir -p $BIN_PREFIX/kc705 $BIN_PREFIX/pipistrello
-
-# build for KC705 NIST_QC1
-
-cd $SRC_DIR/misoc; $PYTHON make.py -X ../soc -t artiq_kc705 build-headers build-bios; cd -
-make -C soc/runtime clean runtime.fbi
-[ "$BUILD_SOC" != "0" ] && (cd $SRC_DIR/misoc; $PYTHON make.py -X ../soc -t artiq_kc705 $MISOC_EXTRA_VIVADO_CMDLINE build-bitstream)
-
-# install KC705 NIST_QC1 binaries
-
-mkdir -p $BIN_PREFIX/kc705/nist_qc1
-cp soc/runtime/runtime.fbi $BIN_PREFIX/kc705/nist_qc1/
-cp $SRC_DIR/misoc/software/bios/bios.bin $BIN_PREFIX/kc705/
-[ "$BUILD_SOC" != "0" ] && cp $SRC_DIR/misoc/build/artiq_kc705-nist_qc1-kc705.bit $BIN_PREFIX/kc705/
-wget http://sionneau.net/artiq/binaries/kc705/flash_proxy/bscan_spi_kc705.bit
-mv bscan_spi_kc705.bit $BIN_PREFIX/kc705/
-
-# build for Pipistrello
-
-cd $SRC_DIR/misoc; $PYTHON make.py -X ../soc -t artiq_pipistrello build-headers build-bios; cd -
-make -C soc/runtime clean runtime.fbi
-[ "$BUILD_SOC" != "0" ] && (cd $SRC_DIR/misoc; $PYTHON make.py -X ../soc -t artiq_pipistrello $MISOC_EXTRA_ISE_CMDLINE build-bitstream)
-
-# install Pipistrello binaries
-
-cp soc/runtime/runtime.fbi $BIN_PREFIX/pipistrello/
-cp $SRC_DIR/misoc/software/bios/bios.bin $BIN_PREFIX/pipistrello/
-[ "$BUILD_SOC" != "0" ] && cp $SRC_DIR/misoc/build/artiq_pipistrello-nist_qc1-pipistrello.bit $BIN_PREFIX/pipistrello/
-wget https://people.phys.ethz.ch/~robertjo/bscan_spi_lx45_csg324.bit
-mv bscan_spi_lx45_csg324.bit $BIN_PREFIX/pipistrello/
-
-# build for KC705 NIST_QC2
-
-cd $SRC_DIR/misoc; $PYTHON make.py -X ../soc -t artiq_kc705 -s NIST_QC2 build-headers; cd -
-make -C soc/runtime clean runtime.fbi
-[ "$BUILD_SOC" != "0" ] && (cd $SRC_DIR/misoc; $PYTHON make.py -X ../soc -t artiq_kc705 -s NIST_QC2 $MISOC_EXTRA_VIVADO_CMDLINE build-bitstream)
-
-# install KC705 NIST_QC2 binaries
-
-mkdir -p $BIN_PREFIX/kc705/nist_qc2
-cp soc/runtime/runtime.fbi $BIN_PREFIX/kc705/nist_qc2/
-[ "$BUILD_SOC" != "0" ] && cp $SRC_DIR/misoc/build/artiq_kc705-nist_qc2-kc705.bit $BIN_PREFIX/kc705/
-
-cp artiq/frontend/artiq_flash.sh $PREFIX/bin
-
-# misc
-cp misc/99-papilio.rules $ARTIQ_PREFIX/misc/
-cp misc/99-kc705.rules $ARTIQ_PREFIX/misc/
diff --git a/conda/artiq/meta.yaml b/conda/artiq/meta.yaml
index 50c37d14a..f6f24e2f3 100644
--- a/conda/artiq/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/artiq/meta.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ source:
   git_tag: master
 
 build:
-  noarch_python: True
+  noarch_python: true
   number: {{ environ.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER", 0) }}
   string: py_{{ environ.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER", 0) }}+git{{ environ.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_HASH", "")[1:] }}
   entry_points: