diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 6e67adb2678..4cdb6e2f2a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies (Bash)
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
-          pip uninstall wheel -y
+          pip install wheel==0.40.0 --user
           pip install --requirement requirements-full.txt
           pip uninstall Brotli -y
 
diff --git a/build/conda/conda-3-9-env.yaml b/build/conda/conda-3-9-env.yaml
index 6ec9ed3d6ff..53b803946d6 100644
--- a/build/conda/conda-3-9-env.yaml
+++ b/build/conda/conda-3-9-env.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ dependencies:
   - pip
   - pybind11
   - cmake
-  - wheel
   # System dependencies
   - openssl =1.1.1
   - libtiff