diff --git a/conda-env/dev.yml b/conda-env/dev.yml
index b652a36056..33cd201fdb 100644
--- a/conda-env/dev.yml
+++ b/conda-env/dev.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Conda development environment for testing local source code changes to `e3sm_diags` before merging them to production (`master` branch).
 name: e3sm_diags_dev
 channels:
-  - conda-forge/label/xcdat_dev
   - conda-forge
   - defaults
 dependencies: