diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 923dab04083af2d2e53b79b913dd81ff4e7476fb..5e8f6f399c775dc8aa8943ffa8e8f0f4e4456594 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ test:
     - conda inspect linkages -p $PREFIX {{ name }}  # [not win]
     - conda inspect objects -p $PREFIX {{ name }}  # [osx]
   requires:
-    - bob-devel {{ bob_devel }}.*
     - nose
     - coverage
     - sphinx