diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/linux-conda-CI.yml b/.azure-pipelines/linux-conda-CI.yml
index 734c18d41..7e7a96b80 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/linux-conda-CI.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/linux-conda-CI.yml
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ jobs:
         lgbm.version: ''
         onnxcc.version: '>=1.8.1'
         run.example: '0'
+
       Py310-Onnx120-Rt1201-Skl11:
         do.bench: '0'
         python.version: '3.10'
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ jobs:
         lgbm.version: ''
         onnxcc.version: '>=1.8.1'
         run.example: '0'
+
       Py39-Onnx120-Rt1111-Skl11:
         do.bench: '0'
         python.version: '3.9'
@@ -221,15 +223,12 @@ jobs:
     maxParallel: 3
 
   steps:
-  - script: |
-      sudo install -d -m 0777 /home/vsts/.conda/envs
-    displayName: Fix Conda permissions
-
-  - task: CondaEnvironment@1
+  - task: UsePythonVersion@0
     inputs:
-      createCustomEnvironment: true
-      environmentName: 'py$(python.version)'
-      packageSpecs: 'python=$(python.version)'
+      versionSpec: '$(python.version)'
+      addToPath: true
+      architecture: 'x64'
+    displayName: 'Use Python $(python.version)'
 
   - script: |
       sudo apt-get install -y language-pack-en
@@ -238,24 +237,19 @@ jobs:
     displayName: 'Install packages'
 
   - script: |
-      test '$(python.version)' == '3.7' && apt-get install protobuf-compiler libprotoc-dev
-      conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no
-      conda install -c conda-forge "numpy$(numpy.version)"
-      conda install protobuf
+      pip install "numpy$(numpy.version)"
+      pip install "scipy$(scipy.version)"
+      pip install protobuf
       python -m pip install --upgrade pip
     displayName: 'Install environment'
 
-  - script: |
-      conda install "numpy$(numpy.version)" "scipy$(scipy.version)"
-    displayName: 'install numpy, scipy'
-
   - script: |
       if [ '$(sklearn.version)' == 'git' ]
         then
           git clone https://github.com/scikit-learn/scikit-learn.git --recursive
           python setup.py install
         else
-          conda install -c conda-forge "scikit-learn$(sklearn.version)"
+          pip install "scikit-learn$(sklearn.version)"
       fi
     displayName: 'install scikit-learn'