diff --git a/examples/usgscsm_isis_cmp.ipynb b/examples/usgscsm_isis_cmp.ipynb
index ac4fc99cae0abc20ee71181bcb1268a99c15838f..2af2e0a6f7bb4e94ee4af0cd0333070e6a679411 100644
--- a/examples/usgscsm_isis_cmp.ipynb
+++ b/examples/usgscsm_isis_cmp.ipynb
@@ -13,7 +13,20 @@
    "source": [
     "## Prerequisites\n",
     "\n",
-    "This comparison notebook requires the installation of ISIS. Follow the instructions in the [ISIS Installation With Conda guide](https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/docs/how-to-guides/environment-setup-and-maintenance/installing-isis-via-anaconda/)."
+    "This comparison notebook requires the installation of ISIS, kalasiris, and plotly.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "### 1. Install ISIS\n",
+    "Follow the instructions in the [ISIS Installation With Conda guide](https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/docs/how-to-guides/environment-setup-and-maintenance/installing-isis-via-anaconda/).\n",
+    "\n",
+    "### 2. Install Kalasiris\n",
+    "To install kalasiris in your knoten environment, run the following command:\n",
+    "\n",
+    "`conda install conda-forge::kalasiris`\n",
+    "\n",
+    "### 3. Install Plotly\n",
+    "To install plotly in your knoten environment, run the following command:\n",
+    "\n",
+    "`conda install conda-forge::plotly`"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 63ec3bb4d32e25cd2830bbd049dfbd9283e51f2a..50d5571872f77561ab4e1db558257debe843212f 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ requirements:
     - scipy
     - shapely
     - usgscsm>=2.0
-    - kalasiris
-    - plotly
 
 test:
   imports: