diff --git a/ci/build_cpp.sh b/ci/build_cpp.sh
index 0ecf3d5bb..dd7fde3c9 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 35d3ed08c..b2430df13 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