diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 738d711710ab4d029d1a7a4f936f8a4ed11bf1ab..fee05b7994d79df836ad08eed1ccb27ec3397822 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ stages:
     - docker
   image: quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-cos7-x86_64
   before_script:
-    - rm -fv ~/.condarc
     - python3 ./bob/devtools/bootstrap.py -vv build
     - source ${CONDA_ROOT}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
     - conda activate base
@@ -119,9 +118,6 @@ build_macos_intel_bob_devtools:
 # Deploy targets
 .deploy_template:
   stage: deploy
-  before_script:
-    - rm -f ~/.condarc
-    - rm -rf ~/.conda
   script:
     - python3 ./bob/devtools/bootstrap.py -vv local base
     - source ${CONDA_ROOT}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
@@ -166,9 +162,6 @@ pypi:
     - /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+([abc]\d*)?$/  # PEP-440 compliant version (tags)
   except:
     - branches
-  before_script:
-    - rm -f ~/.condarc
-    - rm -rf ~/.conda
   script:
     - python3 ./bob/devtools/bootstrap.py -vv local base
     - source ${CONDA_ROOT}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
diff --git a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/base-build.yaml b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/base-build.yaml
index c9e745c94afa80e2ae168e97f2730f8cd57bcd97..3a83e245f766c54ef5c0db6a082fcb97589a323b 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/base-build.yaml
+++ b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/base-build.yaml
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ build_linux:
   extends: .build_template
   tags:
     - docker
-  before_script:
-    - rm -fv ~/.condarc
   image: quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-cos7-x86_64
   cache:
     key: "linux-cache"
diff --git a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/docs.yaml b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/docs.yaml
index 916bb97df36c3a293b3eb9a9d5265b96e2b5b313..a35cf02d06b2b2764a97cc900cd251b3f85b20cc 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/docs.yaml
+++ b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/docs.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ stages:
     - docker
   image: quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-cos7-x86_64
   before_script:
-    - rm -fv ~/.condarc
     - curl --silent "${BOOTSTRAP}" --output "bootstrap.py"
     - python3 bootstrap.py -vv channel base
     - source ${CONDA_ROOT}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
diff --git a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/nightlies.yaml b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/nightlies.yaml
index ee752ebd86361de4644975a43b1d6a428a528ff9..c477d693bfeae4f39c2e2be72f9d96c4ea137e0a 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/nightlies.yaml
+++ b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/nightlies.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ stages:
 # All stages are prepared the same, with a base set of commands
 .bootstrap:
   before_script:
-    - "[ -r ~/.condarc ] && rm -fv ~/.condarc"
     - curl --silent "${BOOTSTRAP}" --output "bootstrap.py"
     - python3 bootstrap.py -vv channel base
     - source ${CONDA_ROOT}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
diff --git a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/noarch.yaml b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/noarch.yaml
index 0f7ad821ed26b38c24991c8fa70b2795edc72898..6a128268e5bedb413610615bcb690996995aaf36 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/noarch.yaml
+++ b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/noarch.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ stages:
 # All stages are prepared the same, with a base set of commands
 .bootstrap:
   before_script:
-    - "[ -r ~/.condarc ] && rm -fv ~/.condarc"
     - curl --silent "${BOOTSTRAP}" --output "bootstrap.py"
     - python3 bootstrap.py -vv channel base
     - source ${CONDA_ROOT}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
diff --git a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/single-package.yaml b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/single-package.yaml
index dc324c583fd1f6cb1b1d9f4bb53586ba6b071961..4d9599e7380b807e878812211f4717768fccdef8 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/single-package.yaml
+++ b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/single-package.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ stages:
 # All stages are prepared the same, with a base set of commands
 .bootstrap:
   before_script:
-    - "[ -r ~/.condarc ] && rm -fv ~/.condarc"
     - curl --silent "${BOOTSTRAP}" --output "bootstrap.py"
     - python3 bootstrap.py -vv channel base
     - source ${CONDA_ROOT}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh