diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 4d1f34019..114ca4d6d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ aliases:
     name: create_conda_env
     environment:
        CHANNELS: "-c cdat/label/nightly -c conda-forge -c cdat"
-       PKGS: "cdms2 cdat_info udunits2 testsrunner mesalib matplotlib image-compare genutil dv3d cdutil cdtime nbformat 'vtk-cdat<8.2.0.rc2.289.8.0.2019.01.28.16' 'proj4<5' 'numpy>1.14' ghostscript"
+       PKGS: "cdms2 cdat_info udunits2 testsrunner mesalib matplotlib image-compare genutil dv3d cdutil cdtime nbformat vtk-cdat 'proj4<5' 'numpy>1.14' ghostscript"
     command: |
        export PATH=$WORKDIR/miniconda/bin:$PATH
        conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ jobs:
       OS: "osx-64"
       PY_VER: "py2"
       TEMP_PKGS: "'ffmpeg>4' 'libpng>1.6.34'"
-      CUSTOM_CHANNELS: "-c danlipsa"
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run: *setup_miniconda
@@ -152,13 +151,11 @@ jobs:
       OS: "osx-64"
       PY_VER: "py3"
       TEMP_PKGS: "'ffmpeg>4' 'libpng>1.6.34'"
-      CUSTOM_CHANNELS: "-c danlipsa"
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run: *setup_miniconda
       - run: *get_testdata
       - run: *create_conda_env
-      - run: *templink
       - run: *setup_vcs
       - run: *run_vcs_tests
       - store_artifacts: