diff --git a/install/from-scratch.sh b/install/from-scratch.sh
index a5d3bda75d53ff8b5ce1f56ce38418d81811d77a..efaf6d7be09f5d6b4b77b19355317159bf9f201f 100755
--- a/install/from-scratch.sh
+++ b/install/from-scratch.sh
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ ${CONDA} create --yes -n ${NAME} \
   virtualenv \
   vlfeat=0.9.20
 
-# remove mkl
-${CONDA} install --yes nomkl numpy=1.11.1 scipy=0.18.1 scikit-learn=0.17.1 numexpr=2.6.1
-${CONDA} remove --yes mkl mkl-service
-
 echo "[>>] Pip-installing extra dependencies in environment ${NAME} for ${PYTHON_VERSION}..."
 source ${BASEDIR}/bin/activate ${NAME}