diff --git a/ci/build_wheel_libcudf.sh b/ci/build_wheel_libcudf.sh
index c010eb40ded..a96f2971a96 100755
--- a/ci/build_wheel_libcudf.sh
+++ b/ci/build_wheel_libcudf.sh
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ rapids-dependency-file-generator \
   --matrix "cuda=${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION%.*};arch=$(arch);py=${RAPIDS_PY_VERSION};cuda_suffixed=true" \
 | tee /tmp/requirements-build.txt
 
-
-# Download wheel from <https://github.com/rapidsai/kvikio/pull/527>
-LIBKVIKIO_CHANNEL=$(
-  RAPIDS_PY_WHEEL_NAME=libkvikio_cu12 rapids-get-pr-wheel-artifact kvikio 527 cpp
-)
-echo ${LIBKVIKIO_CHANNEL}/libkvikio_*.whl >> /tmp/requirements-build.txt
-
 rapids-logger "Installing build requirements"
 python -m pip install \
     -v \
diff --git a/ci/cudf_pandas_scripts/pandas-tests/run.sh b/ci/cudf_pandas_scripts/pandas-tests/run.sh
index 639a873193e..e5cd4436a3a 100755
--- a/ci/cudf_pandas_scripts/pandas-tests/run.sh
+++ b/ci/cudf_pandas_scripts/pandas-tests/run.sh
@@ -17,16 +17,8 @@ RAPIDS_PY_WHEEL_NAME="cudf_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}" rapids-download-wheels-from
 RAPIDS_PY_WHEEL_NAME="libcudf_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}" rapids-download-wheels-from-s3 cpp ./dist
 RAPIDS_PY_WHEEL_NAME="pylibcudf_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}" rapids-download-wheels-from-s3 python ./dist
 
-# Download wheel from <https://github.com/rapidsai/kvikio/pull/527>
-LIBKVIKIO_CHANNEL=$(
-RAPIDS_PY_WHEEL_NAME=libkvikio_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX} rapids-get-pr-wheel-artifact kvikio 527 cpp  # also python?
-)
-echo ${LIBKVIKIO_CHANNEL}/libkvikio_*.whl >> /tmp/requirements-build.txt
-
 # echo to expand wildcard before adding `[extra]` requires for pip
 python -m pip install \
-  -v \
-  -r /tmp/requirements-build.txt \
   "$(echo ./dist/cudf_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}*.whl)[test,pandas-tests]" \
   "$(echo ./dist/libcudf_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}*.whl)" \
   "$(echo ./dist/pylibcudf_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}*.whl)"
diff --git a/ci/cudf_pandas_scripts/run_tests.sh b/ci/cudf_pandas_scripts/run_tests.sh
index 37089815410..61361fffb07 100755
--- a/ci/cudf_pandas_scripts/run_tests.sh
+++ b/ci/cudf_pandas_scripts/run_tests.sh
@@ -57,15 +57,8 @@ else
     # generate constraints (possibly pinning to oldest support versions of dependencies)
     rapids-generate-pip-constraints test_python_cudf_pandas ./constraints.txt
 
-    # Download wheel from <https://github.com/rapidsai/kvikio/pull/527>
-    LIBKVIKIO_CHANNEL=$(
-    RAPIDS_PY_WHEEL_NAME=libkvikio_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX} rapids-get-pr-wheel-artifact kvikio 527 cpp  # also python?
-    )
-    echo ${LIBKVIKIO_CHANNEL}/libkvikio_*.whl >> /tmp/requirements-build.txt
-
     python -m pip install \
         -v \
-        -r /tmp/requirements-build.txt \
         --constraint ./constraints.txt \
         "$(echo ./dist/cudf_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}*.whl)[test,cudf-pandas-tests]" \
         "$(echo ./dist/libcudf_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}*.whl)" \
diff --git a/ci/test_wheel_cudf.sh b/ci/test_wheel_cudf.sh
index ac5acf9089d..ce12744c9e3 100755
--- a/ci/test_wheel_cudf.sh
+++ b/ci/test_wheel_cudf.sh
@@ -15,16 +15,9 @@ rapids-logger "Install cudf, pylibcudf, and test requirements"
 # generate constraints (possibly pinning to oldest support versions of dependencies)
 rapids-generate-pip-constraints py_test_cudf ./constraints.txt
 
-# Download wheel from <https://github.com/rapidsai/kvikio/pull/527>
-LIBKVIKIO_CHANNEL=$(
-  RAPIDS_PY_WHEEL_NAME=libkvikio_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX} rapids-get-pr-wheel-artifact kvikio 527 cpp  # also python?
-)
-echo ${LIBKVIKIO_CHANNEL}/libkvikio_*.whl >> /tmp/requirements-build.txt
-
 # echo to expand wildcard before adding `[extra]` requires for pip
 python -m pip install \
     -v \
-    -r /tmp/requirements-build.txt \
     --constraint ./constraints.txt \
   "$(echo ./dist/cudf_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}*.whl)[test]" \
   "$(echo ./dist/libcudf_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}*.whl)" \
diff --git a/ci/test_wheel_cudf_polars.sh b/ci/test_wheel_cudf_polars.sh
index 340c29eae4c..2884757e46b 100755
--- a/ci/test_wheel_cudf_polars.sh
+++ b/ci/test_wheel_cudf_polars.sh
@@ -33,16 +33,9 @@ rapids-logger "Installing cudf_polars and its dependencies"
 # generate constraints (possibly pinning to oldest support versions of dependencies)
 rapids-generate-pip-constraints py_test_cudf_polars ./constraints.txt
 
-# Download wheel from <https://github.com/rapidsai/kvikio/pull/527>
-LIBKVIKIO_CHANNEL=$(
-  RAPIDS_PY_WHEEL_NAME=libkvikio_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX} rapids-get-pr-wheel-artifact kvikio 527 cpp  # also python?
-)
-echo ${LIBKVIKIO_CHANNEL}/libkvikio_*.whl >> /tmp/requirements-build.txt
-
 # echo to expand wildcard before adding `[test]` requires for pip
 python -m pip install \
     -v \
-    -r /tmp/requirements-build.txt \
     --constraint ./constraints.txt \
     "$(echo ./dist/cudf_polars_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}*.whl)[test]" \
     "$(echo ./dist/libcudf_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}*.whl)" \
diff --git a/ci/test_wheel_dask_cudf.sh b/ci/test_wheel_dask_cudf.sh
index 93c8262fc32..e15949f4bdb 100755
--- a/ci/test_wheel_dask_cudf.sh
+++ b/ci/test_wheel_dask_cudf.sh
@@ -16,16 +16,9 @@ rapids-logger "Install dask_cudf, cudf, pylibcudf, and test requirements"
 # generate constraints (possibly pinning to oldest support versions of dependencies)
 rapids-generate-pip-constraints py_test_dask_cudf ./constraints.txt
 
-# Download wheel from <https://github.com/rapidsai/kvikio/pull/527>
-LIBKVIKIO_CHANNEL=$(
-RAPIDS_PY_WHEEL_NAME=libkvikio_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX} rapids-get-pr-wheel-artifact kvikio 527 cpp  # also python?
-)
-echo ${LIBKVIKIO_CHANNEL}/libkvikio_*.whl >> /tmp/requirements-build.txt
-
 # echo to expand wildcard before adding `[extra]` requires for pip
 python -m pip install \
   -v \
-  -r /tmp/requirements-build.txt \
   --constraint ./constraints.txt \
   "$(echo ./dist/cudf_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}*.whl)" \
   "$(echo ./dist/dask_cudf_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}*.whl)[test]" \