diff --git a/.github/environment.yml b/.github/environment.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3dbb817..0000000
--- a/.github/environment.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-name: cities-cif
-channels:
-  - conda-forge
-dependencies:
-  - python=3.10
-  - earthengine-api=0.1.411
-  - geocube=0.4.2
-  - geopandas=0.14.4
-  - rioxarray=0.15.0
-  - odc-stac=0.3.8
-  - pystac-client=0.7.5
-  - pytest=7.4.3
-  - xarray-spatial=0.3.7
-  - xee=0.0.15
-  - utm=0.7.0
-  - osmnx=1.9.0
-  - dask[complete]=2023.11.0
-  - matplotlib=3.8.2
-  - jupyterlab=4.0.10
-  - s3fs=2024.5.0
-  - geemap=0.32.0
-  - pip=23.3.1
-  - boto3=1.34.124
-  - scikit-learn=1.5.1
-  - scikit-image=0.24.0
-  - exactextract=0.2.0
-  - pip:
-      - overturemaps==0.6.0
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev_ci_cd_conda.yml b/.github/workflows/dev_ci_cd_conda.yml
index 45cb64d..2e59d6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev_ci_cd_conda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev_ci_cd_conda.yml
@@ -21,16 +21,13 @@ jobs:
     - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
       with:
         activate-environment: cities-cif
-        environment-file: .github/environment.yml
+        environment-file: environment.yml
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         auto-update-conda: true
     - name: Install Linux dependencies
       run: |
         sudo apt update
         sudo apt install -y gdal-bin libgdal-dev
-    - name: Install other packages
-      run: |
-        conda install pytest --yes
     - name: Run Tests
       env:
         GOOGLE_APPLICATION_USER: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_APPLICATION_USER }}