diff --git a/modulefiles/tasks/gaea/plot_allvars.local.lua b/modulefiles/tasks/gaea/plot_allvars.local.lua
index 5cd4d13325..5cee7428c3 100644
--- a/modulefiles/tasks/gaea/plot_allvars.local.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/tasks/gaea/plot_allvars.local.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+unload("python")
+
 prepend_path("MODULEPATH","/lustre/f2/dev/role.epic/contrib/miniconda3/modulefiles")
 load(pathJoin("miniconda3", os.getenv("miniconda3_ver") or "4.12.0"))
 
diff --git a/modulefiles/tasks/gaea/python_srw.lua b/modulefiles/tasks/gaea/python_srw.lua
index a18856b8d2..3a66c09ec7 100644
--- a/modulefiles/tasks/gaea/python_srw.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/tasks/gaea/python_srw.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+unload("python")
+
 prepend_path("MODULEPATH","/lustre/f2/dev/role.epic/contrib/miniconda3/modulefiles")
 load(pathJoin("miniconda3", os.getenv("miniconda3_ver") or "4.12.0"))