diff --git a/package/rattler-build/conda_build_config.yaml b/package/rattler-build/conda_build_config.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 460cb041ef..0000000000
--- a/package/rattler-build/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-c_compiler:               # [win]
-  - vs2022                # [win]
-cxx_compiler:             # [win]
-  - vs2022                # [win]
-
-c_stdlib_version:         # [osx and x86_64]
-  - "10.13"               # [osx and x86_64]
-MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: # [osx and x86_64]
-  - "10.13"               # [osx and x86_64]
diff --git a/package/rattler-build/recipe.yaml b/package/rattler-build/recipe.yaml
index c2efc46e16..6575854198 100644
--- a/package/rattler-build/recipe.yaml
+++ b/package/rattler-build/recipe.yaml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ requirements:
 
     - if: osx and x86_64
       then:
-        - ${{ stdlib('c') }}
+        - __osx >=10.13
 
     - if: build_platform != target_platform
       then:
diff --git a/package/rattler-build/variants.yaml b/package/rattler-build/variants.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..847224ee8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/rattler-build/variants.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+c_compiler:
+- if: win
+  then: vs2022
+cxx_compiler:
+- if: win
+  then: vs2022
+
+c_stdlib_version:
+- if: osx and x86_64
+  then: "10.13"
+MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
+- if: osx and x86_64
+  then: "10.13"
+MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
+- if: osx and x86_64
+  then: "10.13"