diff --git a/gitlab/deploy.sh b/gitlab/deploy.sh
index f72e6c438e811c25d7f158d2ab5e80a37c592301..b8d7bd5f91c0143ba56174d57f3b10728606642f 100755
--- a/gitlab/deploy.sh
+++ b/gitlab/deploy.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,5 @@ condaforge_packages=("bob" \
 "bob.db.iris")
 
 if contains_element ${CI_PROJECT_NAME}  "${condaforge_packages[@]}"; then
-  run_cmd ${CONDA_FOLDER}/bin/conda update -n root --yes conda-smithy
   run_cmd ${CONDA_FOLDER}/bin/python _ci/update_feedstock.py ${CI_PROJECT_NAME}
 fi