diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 60e0e41..850e4e6 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -7,17 +7,7 @@ channels:
 dependencies:
   - python=3.4
   - biopython
-  - r=3.2.2
   - r-essentials  
-  - r-rcpp                                                                                                                          
-  - r-ape                                                                                                                           
-  - r-dplyr                                                                                                                         
-  - r-magrittr                                                                                                                      
-  - r-memuse                                                                                                                        
-  - r-pinfsc50                                                                                                                      
-  - r-stringr                                                                                                                       
-  - r-tidyr                                                                                                                         
-  - r-viridislite  
   - samtools
   - vcftools
   - bowtie2