diff --git a/ci/build_docs.sh b/ci/build_docs.sh
index 80702ed8..fb844607 100755
--- a/ci/build_docs.sh
+++ b/ci/build_docs.sh
@@ -2,29 +2,24 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+rapids-logger "Downloading artifacts from previous jobs"
+PYTHON_CHANNEL=$(rapids-download-conda-from-s3 python)
+
 rapids-logger "Create test conda environment"
 . /opt/conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
 
-RAPIDS_VERSION="$(rapids-version)"
-
 rapids-dependency-file-generator \
     --output conda \
     --file-key docs \
-    --matrix "cuda=${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION%.*};arch=$(arch);py=${RAPIDS_PY_VERSION}" | tee env.yaml
+    --matrix "cuda=${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION%.*};arch=$(arch);py=${RAPIDS_PY_VERSION}" \
+    --prepend-channel "${PYTHON_CHANNEL}" \
+    | tee env.yaml
 
 rapids-mamba-retry env create --yes -f env.yaml -n docs
 conda activate docs
 
 rapids-print-env
 
-rapids-logger "Downloading artifacts from previous jobs"
-
-PYTHON_CHANNEL=$(rapids-download-conda-from-s3 python)
-
-rapids-mamba-retry install \
-    --channel "${PYTHON_CHANNEL}" \
-    "cuxfilter=${RAPIDS_VERSION}"
-
 export RAPIDS_DOCS_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
 
 rapids-logger "Build Python docs"
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 491bcab7..f00a28ab 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ files:
       - cuda_version
       - docs
       - py_version
+      - depends_on_cuxfilter
   py_build:
     output: pyproject
     pyproject_dir: python