diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 57103ddb9bd8c46bfd003315c00c089f9bb92853..8963212dd1ac9b27fbb85e6f01dfc1d0b15fcbeb 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ requirements:
     - bob.blitz
     - bob.core
     - bob.io.base >=2.0.9
-    - matplotlib {{ matplotlib }}
     - libblitz {{ libblitz }}
     - giflib {{ giflib }}
     - libpng {{ libpng }}