diff --git a/.circleci/dev-release-config.yml b/.circleci/dev-release-config.yml
index 29fbd4cb..d513e65b 100644
--- a/.circleci/dev-release-config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/dev-release-config.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: "build package and publish"
           command: |
-            conda update -n base -c defaults conda -y
             conda create -n build python=3.8 -y
             conda activate build
 
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: "build package and publish"
           command: |
-            conda update -n base -c defaults conda -y
             conda create -n build python=3.8 -y
             conda activate build