diff --git a/asv_bench/asv.conf.json b/asv_bench/asv.conf.json
index 9dc86df712d..4c717b7dcc4 100644
--- a/asv_bench/asv.conf.json
+++ b/asv_bench/asv.conf.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     // If missing or the empty string, the tool will be automatically
     // determined by looking for tools on the PATH environment
     // variable.
-    "environment_type": "mamba",
+    "environment_type": "conda",
     "conda_channels": ["conda-forge"],
 
     // timeout in seconds for installing any dependencies in environment