diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 18d690e..b483eb8 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ test:
   imports:
     - xarray
     - xarray.backends
-    - xarray.core
-    - xarray.tests
   requires:
     - pytest