diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 82cd5ecea732fbfca829a04fbb80f3dff1e030b5..8cf8ffdbd2dfbdd296ea71eb1d07d5563b89b500 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ test:
     - conda inspect linkages -p $PREFIX {{ name }}  # [not win]
     - conda inspect objects -p $PREFIX {{ name }}  # [osx]
   requires:
-    - bob-devel {{ bob_devel }}.*
-    - beat-devel {{ beat_devel }}.*
     - bob.extension
     - ddt
     - nose