diff --git a/bin/steps/conda_compile b/bin/steps/conda_compile
index 2f9460d..972987e 100755
--- a/bin/steps/conda_compile
+++ b/bin/steps/conda_compile
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ if [ ! -d /app/.heroku/miniconda ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "nomkl" > $HOME/.heroku/miniconda/conda-meta/pinned
+conda remove mkl
+echo "added pinned file in $HOME/.heroku/miniconda/conda-meta/pinned"
 
 
 if [ -f conda-requirements.txt ]; then