diff --git a/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py b/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
index 65a794144743f244da2fc2881539d9f274db3a58..27c873799687d0a4f99ee4724a1dd026281ccd64 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
@@ -546,7 +546,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                   "twine",  # required for checking readme of python (zip) distro
                   ])
         if conda_cmd == "install":
-            cmd.insert(2, "--update-specs")
             cmd.insert(2, "--update-deps")
         run_cmdline(cmd)