diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 53167ebfe..b2f795152 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ jobs:
             api.electricitymap.org:443
             api.github.com:443
             api.green-coding.io:443
-            conda.anaconda.org:443
             files.pythonhosted.org:443
             github.com:443
             ip-api.com:80
@@ -349,6 +348,7 @@ jobs:
             api.electricitymap.org:443
             api.github.com:443
             api.green-coding.io:443
+            conda.anaconda.org:443
             coveralls.io:443
             files.pythonhosted.org:443
             github.com:443
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 88f13bce9..dbe12b892 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 name: xclim
 channels:
   - conda-forge
-  - defaults
 dependencies:
   - python >=3.10,<3.14
   - boltons >=20.1