diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_mpi.yml b/.github/workflows/test_mpi.yml
index 83cf0f0511e..5762509ced8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_mpi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_mpi.yml
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         # Set up environment
         conda config --set always_yes yes
-        conda config --set auto_update_conda false
-        conda config --remove channels defaults
-        conda config --append channels nodefaults
-        conda config --append channels conda-forge
         # Print environment info
         echo "*** CONDA environment: ***"
         conda info