diff --git a/pkg_defs/ska3-dev/meta.yaml b/pkg_defs/ska3-dev/meta.yaml
index 8a388380..86a4f3f2 100644
--- a/pkg_defs/ska3-dev/meta.yaml
+++ b/pkg_defs/ska3-dev/meta.yaml
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ requirements:
    - setuptools
    - six
    - sphinx
-   - spyder
    - sqlite
    - tk
    - yaml