diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 84cc59b106965d78f29cfbc7b670efa21e5ef5b6..d66233e06086b388dee1488d38db19e34d7daa67 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ test:
     - conda inspect linkages -p $PREFIX {{ name }}  # [not win]
     - conda inspect objects -p $PREFIX {{ name }}  # [osx]
   requires:
-    - bob-devel {{ bob_devel }}.*
     - nose
     - coverage
     - sphinx