diff --git a/tests/common_testing.py b/tests/common_testing.py
index 3a73bfeb..e92bbb52 100644
--- a/tests/common_testing.py
+++ b/tests/common_testing.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ def get_pytorch3d_dir() -> Path:
     """
     if os.environ.get("INSIDE_RE_WORKER") is not None:
         return Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+    elif os.environ.get("CONDA_BUILD_STATE", "") == "TEST":
+        return Path(os.environ["SRC_DIR"])
     else:
         return Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
diff --git a/tests/test_build.py b/tests/test_build.py
index 52893beb..2b9710a9 100644
--- a/tests/test_build.py
+++ b/tests/test_build.py
@@ -9,22 +9,20 @@ import os
 import unittest
 from collections import Counter
 
-from common_testing import get_pytorch3d_dir, get_tests_dir
+from common_testing import get_pytorch3d_dir
 
 
 # This file groups together tests which look at the code without running it.
-# When running the tests inside conda's build, the code is not available.
 in_conda_build = os.environ.get("CONDA_BUILD_STATE", "") == "TEST"
 in_re_worker = os.environ.get("INSIDE_RE_WORKER") is not None
 
 
 class TestBuild(unittest.TestCase):
-    @unittest.skipIf(in_conda_build or in_re_worker, "In conda build, or RE worker")
+    @unittest.skipIf(in_re_worker, "In RE worker")
     def test_name_clash(self):
         # For setup.py, all translation units need distinct names, so we
         # cannot have foo.cu and foo.cpp, even in different directories.
-        test_dir = get_tests_dir()
-        source_dir = test_dir.parent / "pytorch3d"
+        source_dir = get_pytorch3d_dir() / "pytorch3d"
 
         stems = []
         for extension in [".cu", ".cpp"]:
@@ -35,10 +33,9 @@ class TestBuild(unittest.TestCase):
         for k, v in counter.items():
             self.assertEqual(v, 1, f"Too many files with stem {k}.")
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(in_conda_build or in_re_worker, "In conda build, or RE worker")
+    @unittest.skipIf(in_re_worker, "In RE worker")
     def test_copyright(self):
-        test_dir = get_tests_dir()
-        root_dir = test_dir.parent
+        root_dir = get_pytorch3d_dir()
 
         extensions = ("py", "cu", "cuh", "cpp", "h", "hpp", "sh")
 
@@ -48,11 +45,19 @@ class TestBuild(unittest.TestCase):
 
         for extension in extensions:
             for path in root_dir.glob(f"**/*.{extension}"):
-                if str(path).endswith(
-                    "pytorch3d/transforms/external/kornia_angle_axis_to_rotation_matrix.py"
-                ):
-                    continue
-                if str(path).endswith("pytorch3d/csrc/pulsar/include/fastermath.h"):
+                excluded_files = (
+                    "pytorch3d/transforms/external/kornia_angle_axis_to_rotation_matrix.py",
+                    "pytorch3d/csrc/pulsar/include/fastermath.h",
+                )
+                if in_conda_build:
+                    excluded_files += (
+                        "run_test.py",
+                        "run_test.sh",
+                        "conda_test_runner.sh",
+                        "conda_test_env_vars.sh",
+                    )
+
+                if str(path).endswith(excluded_files):
                     continue
                 with open(path) as f:
                     firstline = f.readline()
@@ -64,7 +69,7 @@ class TestBuild(unittest.TestCase):
         if len(files_missing_copyright_header) != 0:
             self.fail("\n".join(files_missing_copyright_header))
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(in_conda_build or in_re_worker, "In conda build, or RE worker")
+    @unittest.skipIf(in_re_worker, "In RE worker")
     def test_valid_ipynbs(self):
         # Check that the ipython notebooks are valid json
         root_dir = get_pytorch3d_dir()