diff --git a/.devcontainer/cuda12.9-pip/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/cuda12.9-pip/devcontainer.json
index db0b79c4bf..520de83170 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/cuda12.9-pip/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/cuda12.9-pip/devcontainer.json
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
     "nofile=500000"
   ],
   "hostRequirements": {"gpu": "optional"},
+  "containerEnv": {
+    "PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL": "https://pypi.anaconda.org/rapidsai-wheels-nightly/simple"
+  },
   "features": {
     "ghcr.io/rapidsai/devcontainers/features/cuda:26.12": {
       "version": "12.9",
diff --git a/.devcontainer/cuda13.3-pip/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/cuda13.3-pip/devcontainer.json
index 8ed1f88f4a..60fff2e2c5 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/cuda13.3-pip/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/cuda13.3-pip/devcontainer.json
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
     "nofile=500000"
   ],
   "hostRequirements": {"gpu": "optional"},
+  "containerEnv": {
+    "PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL": "https://pypi.anaconda.org/rapidsai-wheels-nightly/simple"
+  },
   "features": {
     "ghcr.io/rapidsai/devcontainers/features/cuda:26.12": {
       "version": "13.3",
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 0e4a988876..88458c7667 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -433,10 +433,6 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
           - rapids-logger==0.3.*
-      - output_types: requirements
-        packages:
-          # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file
-          - --extra-index-url=https://pypi.anaconda.org/rapidsai-wheels-nightly/simple
   test_libraft:
     common:
       - output_types: [conda]
@@ -494,10 +490,6 @@ dependencies:
         packages:
           - &dask_cuda_unsuffixed dask-cuda==26.12.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - &pylibraft_unsuffixed pylibraft==26.12.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
-        packages:
-          # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file
-          - --extra-index-url=https://pypi.anaconda.org/rapidsai-wheels-nightly/simple
     specific:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
@@ -564,10 +556,6 @@ dependencies:
           # UCXX is not currently a hard-dependency thus only installed during tests,
           # this will change in the future.
           - &distributed_ucxx_unsuffixed distributed-ucxx==0.53.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
-        packages:
-          # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file
-          - --extra-index-url=https://pypi.anaconda.org/rapidsai-wheels-nightly/simple
     specific:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
@@ -587,10 +575,6 @@ dependencies:
               - *distributed_ucxx_unsuffixed
   depends_on_libraft:
     common:
-      - output_types: requirements
-        packages:
-          # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file
-          - --extra-index-url=https://pypi.anaconda.org/rapidsai-wheels-nightly/simple
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &libraft_unsuffixed libraft==26.12.*,>=0.0.0a0
@@ -636,10 +620,6 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &librmm_unsuffixed librmm==26.12.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
-        packages:
-          # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file
-          - --extra-index-url=https://pypi.anaconda.org/rapidsai-wheels-nightly/simple
     specific:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
@@ -662,10 +642,6 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &rmm_unsuffixed rmm==26.12.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
-        packages:
-          # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file
-          - --extra-index-url=https://pypi.anaconda.org/rapidsai-wheels-nightly/simple
     specific:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices: