diff --git a/conda-recipe/bld.bat b/conda-recipe/bld.bat
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index 3038f794..00000000
--- a/conda-recipe/bld.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-%PYTHON% -m easy_install --no-deps .
-if errorlevel 1 exit 1
-
-:: Add more build steps here, if they are necessary.
-
-:: See http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html
-:: for a list of environment variables that are set during the build process.
diff --git a/conda-recipe/build.sh b/conda-recipe/build.sh
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index 70ddaf82..00000000
--- a/conda-recipe/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Produce stripped binaries on Linux.
-if [[ "$(uname)" == Linux ]]; then
-    # conda-build does not set LDFLAGS on Linux.
-    export LDFLAGS="-s"
-fi
-
-# allow use of default SDK on travis
-if [[ "$(id -un)" == travis ]]; then
-    unset CONDA_BUILD_SYSROOT
-# print informative message if SDK is not installed
-elif [[ "$(uname)" == Darwin ]]; then
-    if [[ ! -e $CONDA_BUILD_SYSROOT ]]; then
-	echo "Please install macOS SDK to $CONDA_BUILD_SYSROOT"
-	exit 2
-    fi
-fi
-
-$PYTHON -m easy_install --no-deps .
-
-# Add more build steps here, if they are necessary.
-
-# See http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html
-# for a list of environment variables that are set during the build process.
diff --git a/conda-recipe/conda_build_config.yaml b/conda-recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
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index 4244b05c..00000000
--- a/conda-recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-python:
-  - 3.12
-  - 3.11
-  - 3.10
-  - 3.9
-  - 3.8
-  - 3.7
-  - 2.7
-
-gsl:
-  - 2.4
diff --git a/conda-recipe/meta.txt b/conda-recipe/meta.txt
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index 9296ff4e..00000000
--- a/conda-recipe/meta.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-{% set setupdata = load_setup_py_data() %}
-
-package:
-  name: diffpy.pdffit2
-  version: {{ setupdata['version'] }}
-
-source:
-  # git_url: https://github.com/diffpy/diffpy.pdffit2.git
-  git_url: ..
-
-build:
-  preserve_egg_dir: True
-
-  # If this is a new build for the same version, increment the build
-  # number. If you do not include this key, it defaults to 0.
-  number: 0
-
-requirements:
-  build:
-    - {{ compiler('cxx') }}     # [py3k or not win]
-    - gsl {{ gsl }}
-  host:
-    - python {{ python }}
-    - pip
-    - setuptools
-
-  run:
-    - python
-    - setuptools
-    - six
-    - diffpy.structure >=3
-
-test:
-  # Python imports
-  imports:
-    - diffpy
-    - diffpy.pdffit2
-    - diffpy.pdffit2.ipy_ext
-    - diffpy.pdffit2.tests
-
-  # commands:
-    # You can put test commands to be run here.  Use this to test that the
-    # entry points work.
-
-
-  # You can also put a file called run_test.py in the recipe that will be run
-  # at test time.
-
-  # requires:
-    # Put any additional test requirements here.  For example
-    # - nose
-
-about:
-  home: https://github.com/diffpy/diffpy.pdffit2
-  summary: PDFfit2 - real space structure refinement program
-  license: Modified BSD License
-  license_file: LICENSE.txt
-
-# See http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html
-# for more information about meta.yaml.
diff --git a/news/rm-recipe.rst b/news/rm-recipe.rst
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/rm-recipe.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* remove older conda-recipe files
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>