diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index a6c1b80f..d9d6e4cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       packages: read
       pull-requests: read
   test-conda-nightly-env:
-    needs: checks
+    needs: [build]
     secrets: inherit # zizmor: ignore[secrets-inherit]
     # We use a build workflow so that we get CPU jobs and high matrix coverage
     uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-python-build.yaml@release/26.10
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 740cc24a..d8bc66c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ on:
         description: "sha: full git commit SHA to check out"
         required: true
         type: string
+      build_type:
+        description: "build_type: one of [branch, nightly, pull-request]"
+        type: string
+        default: nightly
 
 permissions: {}
 
@@ -26,7 +30,10 @@ jobs:
     # We use a build workflow so that we get CPU jobs and high matrix coverage
     uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-python-build.yaml@release/26.10
     with:
-      build_type: pull-request
+      build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type }}
+      branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
+      date: ${{ inputs.date }}
+      sha: ${{ inputs.sha }}
       script: "ci/test_conda_nightly_env.sh"
       # just using the workflow to get the matrix, this isn't actually building anything we want to upload
       upload-artifacts: false
diff --git a/ci/build_python.sh b/ci/build_python.sh
index 0796643a..9542d012 100755
--- a/ci/build_python.sh
+++ b/ci/build_python.sh
@@ -16,16 +16,12 @@ CONDA_CONFIG_FILE="conda/recipes/versions.yaml"
 
 rapids-print-env
 
-rapids-logger "Build rapids-xgboost"
-
-rattler-build build --recipe conda/recipes/rapids-xgboost \
-                    --variant-config "${CONDA_CONFIG_FILE}" \
-                    "${RATTLER_ARGS[@]}" \
-                    "${RATTLER_CHANNELS[@]}"
-
 rapids-logger "Build rapids"
 
 rattler-build build --recipe conda/recipes/rapids \
                     --variant-config "${CONDA_CONFIG_FILE}" \
                     "${RATTLER_ARGS[@]}" \
                     "${RATTLER_CHANNELS[@]}"
+
+RAPIDS_PACKAGE_NAME=$(rapids-artifact-name conda_python rapids integration --pure --arch any --cuda "$RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION")
+export RAPIDS_PACKAGE_NAME
diff --git a/ci/check_conda_nightly_env.py b/ci/check_conda_nightly_env.py
index f9a2b89d..21ed7070 100644
--- a/ci/check_conda_nightly_env.py
+++ b/ci/check_conda_nightly_env.py
@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@
 EXCLUDED_PACKAGES = {
     # These packages are not built every night:
     "rapids",
-    "rapids-xgboost",
     # These packages do not have date strings:
     "rapids-dask-dependency",
     "rapids-logger",  # Also not built every night
-    "libxgboost",
-    "py-xgboost",
-    "xgboost",
 }
 
 # ANSI color codes used to highlight lines
diff --git a/ci/test_conda_nightly_env.sh b/ci/test_conda_nightly_env.sh
index feed9a60..6c2cb60e 100755
--- a/ci/test_conda_nightly_env.sh
+++ b/ci/test_conda_nightly_env.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ CUDA_VERSION=${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION%.*}
 
 JSON_FILENAME="rapids_cuda${CUDA_VERSION}_py${RAPIDS_PY_VERSION}.json"
 
+RAPIDS_CHANNEL=$(rapids-download-from-github "$(rapids-artifact-name conda_python rapids integration --pure --arch any --cuda "$RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION")")
+
 rapids-logger "Configuring conda strict channel priority"
 conda config --set channel_priority strict
 
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ rapids-logger "Creating conda environment with rapids=${RAPIDS_VERSION}, python=
 rapids-conda-retry \
     create \
     -n rapids-${RAPIDS_VERSION} \
+    -c "${RAPIDS_CHANNEL}" \
     -c rapidsai-nightly \
     -c conda-forge \
     rapids=${RAPIDS_VERSION} \
diff --git a/conda/recipes/README.md b/conda/recipes/README.md
index e6c3778a..4c765abf 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/README.md
+++ b/conda/recipes/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ libraries to a RAPIDS release:
 Package Name | Purpose
 --- | ---
 `rapids` | Provide a one package install for all RAPIDS libraries, version matched to a RAPIDS release
-`rapids-xgboost` | Defines the version of `xgboost` used for a RAPIDS release
 
 ## Managing Versions
 
diff --git a/conda/recipes/rapids-xgboost/LICENSE b/conda/recipes/rapids-xgboost/LICENSE
deleted file mode 100644
index d00c6281..00000000
--- a/conda/recipes/rapids-xgboost/LICENSE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-The license of this package is a combination of the dependent packages contained herein.
diff --git a/conda/recipes/rapids-xgboost/recipe.yaml b/conda/recipes/rapids-xgboost/recipe.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 500738e1..00000000
--- a/conda/recipes/rapids-xgboost/recipe.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
-schema_version: 1
-
-context:
-  rapids_version: ${{ env.get("RAPIDS_PACKAGE_VERSION") }}
-  cuda_version: ${{ (env.get("RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION") | split("."))[:2] | join(".") }}
-  cuda_major: '${{ (env.get("RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION") | split("."))[0] }}'
-  datetime_string: '${{ env.get("RAPIDS_DATETIME_STRING") }}'
-  head_rev: ${{ git.head_rev(".")[:8] }}
-
-package:
-  name: rapids-xgboost
-  version: ${{ rapids_version }}
-
-source:
-  path: ../../..
-
-build:
-  noarch: python
-  string: cuda${{ cuda_major }}_${{ datetime_string }}_${{ head_rev }}
-
-requirements:
-  host:
-    - cuda-version =${{ cuda_version }}
-    - pip
-    - python >=3.11
-  run:
-    - ${{ pin_compatible("cuda-version", upper_bound="x", lower_bound="x") }}
-    - nccl ${{ nccl_version }}
-    - python
-    - libxgboost ${{ xgboost_version }} rapidsai_h*
-    - xgboost ${{ xgboost_version }} rapidsai_py*
-  ignore_run_exports:
-    by_name:
-      - python_abi
-
-about:
-  homepage: https://rapids.ai
-  license: LicenseRef-Custom
-  license_file: LICENSE
-  summary: RAPIDS Suite - Open GPU Data Science
diff --git a/conda/recipes/rapids/recipe.yaml b/conda/recipes/rapids/recipe.yaml
index 3071a599..f91ced5f 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/rapids/recipe.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/rapids/recipe.yaml
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ requirements:
     - cucim ${{ minor_version }}.*
     - custreamz ${{ minor_version }}.*
     - dask-cuda ${{ minor_version }}.*
-    - rapids-xgboost ${{ minor_version }}.*
     - rmm ${{ minor_version }}.*
     - pylibcugraph ${{ minor_version }}.*
     - libcugraph_etl ${{ minor_version }}.*
     - conda-forge::ucx ${{ ucx_version }}
+    - conda-forge::xgboost ${{ xgboost_version }}
   ignore_run_exports:
     by_name:
       - python_abi
diff --git a/conda/recipes/versions.yaml b/conda/recipes/versions.yaml
index d80cd996..81f461e7 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/versions.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/versions.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
-# Versions for `rapids-xgboost` meta-pkg
-xgboost_version:
-  - '=3.3.0'
 
 cupy_version:
   - '>=13.6.0'
@@ -14,3 +11,5 @@ nvtx_version:
   - '>=0.2.1,<0.3'
 ucx_version:
   - '>=1.15.0,<1.21.0'
+xgboost_version:
+  - '>=3.4.0,<3.5.0'