diff --git a/conda/recipes/rapids-build-env/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/rapids-build-env/meta.yaml
index b9d28b9d..2af93025 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/rapids-build-env/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/rapids-build-env/meta.yaml
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ requirements:
     - fmt {{ fmt_version }}
     - fsspec {{ fsspec_version }}
     - gcsfs {{ gcsfs_version }}
-    - gdal {{ gdal_version }}
     - geopandas {{ geopandas_version }}
     - git
     - gmock {{ gmock_version }}
diff --git a/conda/recipes/versions.yaml b/conda/recipes/versions.yaml
index 87d34a84..7cfcdbc5 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/versions.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/versions.yaml
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ fmt_version:
   - '>=9.1.0,<10'
 fsspec_version:
   - '>=0.9.0'
-gdal_version:
-  - '>=3.5.0'
 geopandas_version:
   - '>=0.11.0'
 gcsfs_version: