diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index eb7144b5fd0..f1af760e182 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -624,8 +624,6 @@ jobs:
             path: modules/nf-core/wittyer
           - profile: conda
             path: modules/nf-core/islandpath
-          - profile: conda
-            path: modules/nf-core/liftoff
           - profile: conda
             path: subworkflows/nf-core/vcf_annotate_ensemblvep
           - profile: conda
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/liftoff/environment.yml b/modules/nf-core/liftoff/environment.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7f3eadf4c53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/nf-core/liftoff/environment.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: liftoff
+
+channels:
+  - conda-forge
+  - bioconda
+  - defaults
+
+dependencies:
+  - bioconda::liftoff=1.6.3
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/liftoff/main.nf b/modules/nf-core/liftoff/main.nf
index a107d50b4cb..4db5da2f462 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/liftoff/main.nf
+++ b/modules/nf-core/liftoff/main.nf
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ process LIFTOFF {
     tag "$meta.id"
     label 'process_high'
 
+    conda "${moduleDir}/environment.yml"
     container "${ workflow.containerEngine == 'singularity' && !task.ext.singularity_pull_docker_container ?
         'https://depot.galaxyproject.org/singularity/liftoff:1.6.3--pyhdfd78af_0':
         'biocontainers/liftoff:1.6.3--pyhdfd78af_0' }"
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/liftoff/tests/tags.yml b/modules/nf-core/liftoff/tests/tags.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d0adb62c6c..00000000000
--- a/modules/nf-core/liftoff/tests/tags.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-liftoff:
-  - "modules/nf-core/liftoff/**"