diff --git a/bin/start_service.sh b/bin/start_service.sh
index 363f57e..facddfd 100755
--- a/bin/start_service.sh
+++ b/bin/start_service.sh
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ if [ "${AGEBD_ENV}" = "dev" ]; then
     export EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST="$EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST 129.129.146.255"
 fi
 
-# activate conda environment
-. /opt/gfa/python-3.10/latest/bin/activate
-
 # TODO: building the .venv should be done in CICD (only when uv.lock changes)
 pip install uv
 # to run `uv ...`