diff --git a/recipes/fans/meta.yaml b/recipes/fans/meta.yaml
index 731c6a936cd0f..fda0eed6fac41 100644
--- a/recipes/fans/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/fans/meta.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ build:
 requirements:
   build:
     - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
-    - {{ stdlib('c') }}
     - cmake
   host:
     - hdf5 * mpi_openmpi*