diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py
index e7f5a26e7eb3916fd12a4df06986482dd2c6f69f..8e8068d266c2287c3ac05b59061d345fe7e1eb75 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py
@@ -1026,11 +1026,13 @@ def check():
     if os.path.isfile(path):
         with open(path) as f:
             content = f.read()
-        if '- "{{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . -vv"' not in content:
+        if (
+            '- "{{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . -vv"' not in content
+            or "    - pip {{ pip }}" not in content
+        ):
             raise RuntimeError(
                 f"""Could not find the pip install line inside the {path} file.
-Please apply similar changes to the {path} file:
-https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.extension/-/merge_requests/133/diffs"""
+Please see bob/devtools/templates/conda/meta.yaml for a template."""
             )
 
     # if there is a pre-commit configuration file, run the tests
diff --git a/bob/devtools/templates/conda/meta.yaml b/bob/devtools/templates/conda/meta.yaml
index b13c27a753b2280b3cdbbcae099a9b35ef78eb18..af357cf416ba318512a288210ca383d55c5eb2d1 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/templates/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/bob/devtools/templates/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ test:
   imports:
     - {{ name }}
   commands:
-    - pip check
     # runs tests for package only, report only what is in the package
     # creates html and xml reports and place them in specific directories
     - pytest --verbose --cov {{ name }} --cov-report term-missing --cov-report html:{{ project_dir }}/sphinx/coverage --cov-report xml:{{ project_dir }}/coverage.xml --pyargs {{ name }}
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ test:
     - conda inspect linkages -p $PREFIX {{ name }}  # [not win]
     - conda inspect objects -p $PREFIX {{ name }}  # [osx]
   requires:
-    - pip {{ pip }}
     - pytest {{ pytest }}
     - pytest-cov {{ pytest_cov }}
     - coverage {{ coverage }}
diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index f97be00ad4bb80312945e4f60aa3162d915d727f..9a4be6f26c9148808d4fbcee7cc5f4110231da02 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -56,14 +56,12 @@ requirements:
 
 test:
   requires:
-    - pip
-    - sphinx_rtd_theme
-    - pytest
-    - pytest-cov
+    - sphinx_rtd_theme {{ sphinx_rtd_theme }}
+    - pytest {{ pytest }}
+    - pytest-cov {{ pytest_cov }}
   imports:
     - {{ name }}
   commands:
-    - pip check
     - bdt -h
     - bdt -?
     - bdt --help