diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-pkg-extra-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-pkg-extra-tests.yml
index c8d544a..2e045f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-pkg-extra-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-pkg-extra-tests.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         conda config --append channels conda-forge
         conda config --append channels noaa-gfdl
         conda install conda-build conda-verify
+        conda remove --name base conda-anaconda-telemetry
         conda build .
     - name: Run additional utilities as tests
       run: |