diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index cea40222ddde25288b9a2846cf20b81ea5c60f08..afddba2ef81dd47d399b156c582c4641a6e28dc3 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,5 @@ dependencies:
   - bowtie2=2.3.5
   - samtools=1.9
   - multiqc=1.6
-  - gcc
   - pip:
     - iced==0.4.2
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