diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bba4bce..5ea0228 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ except OSError:
 
 
 def download_library(command):
+    # we will use the custom libsecp256k1 recipe
+    return
     if command.dry_run:
         return
     libdir = absolute("libsecp256k1")
