diff --git a/spack-environment/packages.yaml b/spack-environment/packages.yaml
index 846bad00118b11236d43f82e75b87cadcf85e14b..e6db4c56358d8b1677f3113baa082bb6f4cfecf7 100644
--- a/spack-environment/packages.yaml
+++ b/spack-environment/packages.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ packages:
     - '%gcc'
     - any_of: [+ipo, '@:']
     - any_of: [build_type=Release, '@:']
-    - any_of: [^py-pip@23.1.2, '@:']
   acts:
     require:
     - '@31.2.0'
@@ -261,7 +260,6 @@ packages:
   python:
     require:
     - '@3.10.13'
-    - +ssl
   py-awkward:
     require:
     - '@2.1.1'