diff --git a/ci/baseimage.cuda.Dockerfile b/ci/baseimage.cuda.Dockerfile
index 9f3cadbd6..2aba596e1 100644
--- a/ci/baseimage.cuda.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/baseimage.cuda.Dockerfile
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ RUN spack install openblas %gcc +fortran
 
 RUN spack install magma %gcc +cuda +fortran ^openblas
 
-RUN spack install nlcglib@master %gcc +cuda
-
 # for the MPI hook
 RUN echo $(spack find --format='{prefix.lib}' mpich) > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/mpich.conf
 RUN ldconfig