diff --git a/nf_core/components/create.py b/nf_core/components/create.py
index de344857bf..c781905618 100644
--- a/nf_core/components/create.py
+++ b/nf_core/components/create.py
@@ -179,16 +179,16 @@ def create(self) -> bool:
         log.info("Created following files:\n  " + "\n  ".join(new_files))
         return True
 
-    async def _get_bioconda_tool(self):
+    def _get_bioconda_tool(self):
         """
         Try to find a bioconda package for 'tool'
         """
         while True:
             try:
                 if self.tool_conda_name:
-                    anaconda_response = await nf_core.utils.anaconda_package(self.tool_conda_name, ["bioconda"])
+                    anaconda_response = nf_core.utils.anaconda_package(self.tool_conda_name, ["bioconda"])
                 else:
-                    anaconda_response = await nf_core.utils.anaconda_package(self.component, ["bioconda"])
+                    anaconda_response = nf_core.utils.anaconda_package(self.component, ["bioconda"])
 
                 if not self.tool_conda_version:
                     version = anaconda_response.get("latest_version")
diff --git a/nf_core/utils.py b/nf_core/utils.py
index 7d1fe08e57..56e21e6b2c 100644
--- a/nf_core/utils.py
+++ b/nf_core/utils.py
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ def request_retry(self, url, post_data=None):
 gh_api = GitHubAPISession()
 
 
-async def anaconda_package(dep, dep_channels=None):
+def anaconda_package(dep, dep_channels=None):
     """Query conda package information.
 
     Sends a HTTP GET request to the Prefix.dev remote GraphQL API.
@@ -684,19 +684,19 @@ async def anaconda_package(dep, dep_channels=None):
     }
 
     try:
-        async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
-            async with session.post(
+        with requests.Session() as session:
+            response = session.post(
                 "https://prefix.dev/api/graphql", json={"query": query, "variables": variables}, headers=headers
-            ) as response:
-                if response.status == 200:
-                    data = await response.json()
-                    if "errors" in data:
-                        log.debug(f"GraphQL error for {depname}: {data['errors']}")
-                        return None
-                    return data["data"]["package"]
-                else:
-                    log.debug(f"HTTP {response.status} error for {depname}")
+            )
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                data = response.json()
+                if "errors" in data:
+                    log.debug(f"GraphQL error for {depname}: {data['errors']}")
                     return None
+                return data["data"]["package"]
+            else:
+                log.debug(f"HTTP {response.status_code} error for {depname}")
+                return None
     except Exception as e:
         log.debug(f"Error checking package {depname}: {str(e)}")
         return None
diff --git a/tests/test_modules.py b/tests/test_modules.py
index badf3470e6..037a718886 100644
--- a/tests/test_modules.py
+++ b/tests/test_modules.py
@@ -49,21 +49,6 @@ def create_modules_repo_dummy(tmp_dir):
         yaml.dump(nf_core_yml.model_dump(), fh)
     # mock biocontainers and anaconda response and biotools response
     with responses.RequestsMock() as rsps:
-        # Mock the POST request
-        rsps.add(
-            responses.POST,
-            "https://prefix.dev/api/graphql",
-            json={},  # or the expected response data
-            status=200,
-        )
-
-        # Mock the GET request
-        rsps.add(
-            responses.GET,
-            "https://api.biocontainers.pro/ga4gh/trs/v2/tools/bpipe/versions/bpipe-0.9.13",
-            json={},  # or the expected response data
-            status=200,
-        )
         mock_prefix_api_calls(rsps, "bpipe", "0.9.13--hdfd78af_0")
         mock_biocontainers_api_calls(rsps, "bpipe", "0.9.13--hdfd78af_0")
         mock_biotools_api_calls(rsps, "bpipe")