diff --git a/bin/find_best_ref.py b/bin/find_best_ref.py
index 54f4a73..e5e7edb 100644
--- a/bin/find_best_ref.py
+++ b/bin/find_best_ref.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 from ncbi.datasets.openapi import ApiException as DatasetsApiException
 from ncbi.datasets import GenomeApi as DatasetsGenomeApi
 
-from ncbi.datasets.package import dataset
-
 
 def read_clusters(yaml_path : pathlib.Path) -> tuple([dict, set]):
     with open(yaml_path) as file:
diff --git a/envs/reference_seeker_env.yaml b/envs/reference_seeker_env.yaml
index a4a3eaa..6c532d4 100644
--- a/envs/reference_seeker_env.yaml
+++ b/envs/reference_seeker_env.yaml
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ dependencies:
   # - pbzip2=1.1.13=0
   # - perl=5.32.1=2_h7f98852_perl5
   # - pigz=2.6=h27826a3_0
-  - pip==19.2.3
-  - python==3.7.6
+  - pip
+  - python=3.*
   # - python-isal=1.0.1=py310h5764c6d_0
-  - pandas==1.3.2
+  - pandas=1.*
   # - python_abi=3.10=2_cp310
   # - readline=8.1.2=h0f457ee_0
   - referenceseeker==1.8.0
@@ -50,6 +50,5 @@ dependencies:
   # - xopen=1.6.0=py310hff52083_0
   # - xz=5.2.6=h166bdaf_0
   # - zlib=1.2.12=h166bdaf_3
-  - pip:
-    - ncbi-datasets-pylib
+  - ncbi-datasets-pylib
 prefix: /mnt/scratch_dir/wolthuir/conda/envs/reference_seeker