diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 1eb0b4cc2c7a6..8deae839f5408 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ dependencies:
   - ipykernel
 
   # web
-  - jinja2  # in optional dependencies, but documented here as needed
+  # - jinja2  # already listed in optional dependencies, but documented here for reference
   - markdown
   - feedparser
   - pyyaml
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index ef3587b10d416..01e0701bc39a7 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ ipywidgets
 nbformat
 notebook>=6.0.3
 ipykernel
-jinja2
 markdown
 feedparser
 pyyaml