diff --git a/docs/environment.yml b/docs/environment.yml
index dcecaa5..8878bb7 100644
--- a/docs/environment.yml
+++ b/docs/environment.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ dependencies:
    # These are needed for the docs themselves
    - furo
    - jupytext
+   - kerchunk
    - numpydoc
    - opendrift>=1.11.13
    - sphinx
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index eeaa715..9bb5b3c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ author_email = kristen@axds.co
 ### make sure to fill in your dependencies!
 [options]
 install_requires =
-    kerchunk
     numpy
     opendrift
     pandas