diff --git a/conf/base.config b/conf/base.config
index 768c2dcdd5fc6cb6c889218f19c2bea19c96b7eb..d76da67b116ccd39bee6734b04305778f6c5ffd3 100644
--- a/conf/base.config
+++ b/conf/base.config
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ process {
     maxErrors = '-1'
     
     withName: CUTADAPT {
+        container = 'quay.io/biocontainers/cutadapt:5.0--py310h1fe012e_0'
         cpus = 8
         memory = { 8.GB * task.attempt }
     }
diff --git a/conf/test.config b/conf/test.config
index cd3005c31f695b45fa66e723c27f2819a12a26b4..9bac780575114a7a932bf58b26a2ec72e14b25b4 100644
--- a/conf/test.config
+++ b/conf/test.config
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ process {
         memory = { 2.GB * task.attempt }
     }
     withName: MULTIQC {
-        container = 'quay.io/biocontainers/multiqc:1.27.1--pyhdfd78af_0'
         executor = "local"
         memory = { 2.GB * task.attempt }
     }
diff --git a/env/metagWGS.yml b/env/metagWGS.yml
index dbde1c5f3f8050c33b4aabd9dbc627bf2ac38629..cb02fd831104c8f980fa01af49a32857bb7f06c6 100644
--- a/env/metagWGS.yml
+++ b/env/metagWGS.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ dependencies:
   - bcbio-gff=0.6.9
   - bwa-mem2=2.2.1
   - cd-hit=4.8.1
-  - cutadapt=4.2
   - diamond=2.0.15
   - eggnog-mapper=2.1.9
   - fastqc=0.11.9