diff --git a/conda_build_config.yaml b/conda_build_config.yaml
index 2abb2b3af..4e087282f 100644
--- a/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
   zeromq:
     max_pin: x.x
 
-
 # Pinning packages
 
 # blas
diff --git a/emci/find_recipes_with_changes.py b/emci/find_recipes_with_changes.py
index 1481e0d10..73b2fef2f 100644
--- a/emci/find_recipes_with_changes.py
+++ b/emci/find_recipes_with_changes.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ def find_recipes_with_changes(old, new):
     recipes_with_changes = {k: set() for k in RECIPES_SUBDIR_MAPPING.keys()}
     # print("recipes_with_changes", recipes_with_changes)
     for subdir in RECIPES_SUBDIR_MAPPING.keys():
-        if subdir == "recipes":
-            continue
         for file_with_change in files_with_changes:
             if file_with_change.startswith(f"recipes/{subdir}/"):
                 # print(file_with_change)