diff --git a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index b8a087e82..54c9ce6df 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ requirements:
     - databroker
     - event-model>=1.8
     - historydict
-    - ophyd=1.4.0rc4
+    - ophyd=1.4.0rc3
     - pandas
     - pyRestTable
     - spec2nexus
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 106f1a06e..ea69a3dfb 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ databroker[all]
 event-model>=1.10
 historydict
 jsonschema>3
-ophyd>=1.4.0rc4
+ophyd>=1.4.0rc3
 pandas
 pyRestTable
 spec2nexus>=2021.1.2