diff --git a/bob/devtools/build.py b/bob/devtools/build.py
index 761573ab359757910e84793ee9e1c74e79ff2e67..a49a2d6df0ef50b57d583c8df2159fdad4879075 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/build.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/build.py
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ def base_build(bootstrap, server, intranet, group, recipe_dir,
 
   # if you get to this point, just builds the package
   logger.info('Building %s', path)
-  conda_build.api.build(metadata[0][0], config=conda_config)
+  conda_build.api.build(metadata[0][0])
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/build.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/build.py
index de9c66686e76708397580535237dd6b83d5d90ee..a4be8d8d992f0e5516492132f1756b001efa3dfd 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/build.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/build.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def build(recipe_dir, python, condarc, config, no_test, append_file,
         rendered_recipe['package']['version'], python.replace('.',''),
         build_number, arch)
     if not dry_run:
-      conda_build.api.build(metadata[0][0], config=conda_config, notest=no_test)
+      conda_build.api.build(metadata[0][0], notest=no_test)
       # if you get to this point, the package was successfully rebuilt
       # set environment to signal caller we can upload it
       os.environ['BDT_BUILD'] = path
diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/rebuild.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/rebuild.py
index 0421a761e440d6ba3ad262bade8e2fa09b6f7e6d..69d7e2a8eb38f4c6b8171c90099b6d7832dd5dcb 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/rebuild.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/rebuild.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def rebuild(recipe_dir, python, condarc, config, append_file,
         os.unlink(candidate)
 
       if not dry_run:
-        conda_build.api.build(metadata[0][0], config=conda_config, notest=False)
+        conda_build.api.build(metadata[0][0],  notest=False)
         # if you get to this point, the package was successfully rebuilt
         # set environment to signal caller we can upload it
         os.environ['BDT_BUILD'] = candidate