diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py
index bbbe6ce4459..9c727536da3 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ class Trilinos(CMakePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage):
 
     # ###################### Conflicts ##########################
 
-    conflicts("~hdf5", when="+exodus")
     # Epetra stack
     with when("~epetra"):
         conflicts("+amesos")