diff --git a/hatch_build.py b/hatch_build.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a44d06c7..00000000
--- a/hatch_build.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-import os
-from typing import Any, Dict
-
-from hatchling.builders.config import BuilderConfig
-from hatchling.builders.hooks.plugin.interface import BuildHookInterface
-from hatchling.plugin import hookimpl
-
-BASE_DEPS = [
-    # psycopg2 dependency installed in custom hatch_build.py
-    "dbt-adapters>=0.1.0a1,<2.0",
-    # add dbt-core to ensure backwards compatibility of installation, this is not a functional dependency
-    "dbt-core>=1.8.0a1",
-    # installed via dbt-adapters but used directly
-    "dbt-common>=0.1.0a1,<2.0",
-    "agate>=1.0,<2.0",
-]
-
-PSYCOPG2_MESSAGE = """
-No package name override was set.
-Using 'psycopg2-binary' package to satisfy 'psycopg2'
-
-If you experience segmentation faults, silent crashes, or installation errors,
-consider retrying with the 'DBT_PSYCOPG2_NAME' environment variable set to
-'psycopg2'. It may require a compiler toolchain and development libraries!
-""".strip()
-
-
-def _dbt_psycopg2_name():
-    # if the user chose something, use that
-    package_name = os.getenv("DBT_PSYCOPG2_NAME", "")
-    if package_name:
-        return package_name
-
-    # default to psycopg2-binary for all OSes/versions
-    print(PSYCOPG2_MESSAGE)
-    return "psycopg2-binary"
-
-
-class CustomBuildHook(BuildHookInterface[BuilderConfig]):
-    """
-    Custom build hook to install psycopg2 instead of psycopg2-binary based on the presence of `DBT_PSYCOPG2_NAME` env
-    var. This is necessary as psycopg2-binary is better for local development, but psycopg2 is better for production.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def initialize(self, version: str, build_data: Dict) -> None:
-        build_data["dependencies"] = BASE_DEPS
-        psycopg2_pkg_name = _dbt_psycopg2_name()
-        build_data["dependencies"].append(f"{psycopg2_pkg_name}>=2.9,<3.0")
-
-
-@hookimpl
-def hatch_register_build_hook():
-    return CustomBuildHook
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e9d880a2..bb479c47 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
 ]
+dependencies = [
+    # install `psycopg2` on linux (assumed production)
+    'psycopg2>=2.9,<3.0; platform_system == "linux"',
+    # install `psycopg2-binary` on macos/windows (assumed development)
+    'psycopg2-binary>=2.9,<3.0; platform_system != "linux"',
+    "dbt-adapters>=0.1.0a1,<2.0",
+    # add dbt-core to ensure backwards compatibility of installation, this is not a functional dependency
+    "dbt-core>=1.8.0a1",
+    # installed via dbt-adapters but used directly
+    "dbt-common>=0.1.0a1,<2.0",
+    "agate>=1.0,<2.0",
+]
 
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-postgres"