diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml
index a8c39f5c42..b5d82c1f8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           auto-update-conda: true
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          condarc-file: tests/environment.yml
+          condarc-file: requirements/.condarc
           allow-softlinks: true
           channel-priority: flexible
           show-channel-urls: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-min.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-min.yml
index fde3b7904b..710a47e192 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-min.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-min.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           auto-update-conda: true
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          condarc-file: tests/environment.yml
+          condarc-file: requirements/.condarc
           allow-softlinks: true
           channel-priority: flexible
           show-channel-urls: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-ubuntu.yml
index 7d3da890bc..4acf7bf145 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-ubuntu.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           auto-update-conda: true
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          condarc-file: tests/environment.yml
+          condarc-file: requirements/.condarc
           allow-softlinks: true
           channel-priority: flexible
           show-channel-urls: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
index 50e4513a0c..3e26085a51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           auto-update-conda: true
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          condarc-file: tests/environment.yml
+          condarc-file: requirements/.condarc
           allow-softlinks: true
           channel-priority: flexible
           show-channel-urls: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index 6fd6940e1c..185443e399 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           auto-update-conda: true
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          condarc-file: tests/environment.yml
+          condarc-file: requirements/.condarc
           allow-softlinks: true
           channel-priority: flexible
           show-channel-urls: false
diff --git a/requirements/.condarc b/requirements/.condarc
index 1795d56818..35e37f0a2e 100644
--- a/requirements/.condarc
+++ b/requirements/.condarc
@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@ ssl_verify: true
 channels:
   - defaults
   - conda-forge
-channel_priority: true
+  - haasad
+channel_priority: flexible
+auto_update_conda: true
+pip_interop_enabled: true
 anaconda_upload: false
diff --git a/tests/environment.yml b/tests/environment.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 33dfdc8d5f..0000000000
--- a/tests/environment.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-channels:
-  - defaults
-  - conda-forge
-  - haasad