diff --git a/ci/build_cpp.sh b/ci/build_cpp.sh
index 7329d4a34..666142d2a 100755
--- a/ci/build_cpp.sh
+++ b/ci/build_cpp.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 rapids-configure-conda-channels
+conda config --system --remove channels rapidsai
 
 source rapids-configure-sccache
 
diff --git a/ci/build_python.sh b/ci/build_python.sh
index b197b1ae1..dca2cf036 100755
--- a/ci/build_python.sh
+++ b/ci/build_python.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 rapids-configure-conda-channels
+conda config --system --remove channels rapidsai
 
 source rapids-configure-sccache