diff --git a/pros/conductor/conductor.py b/pros/conductor/conductor.py
index cc01f4f0..320dc843 100644
--- a/pros/conductor/conductor.py
+++ b/pros/conductor/conductor.py
@@ -383,13 +383,13 @@ def new_project(self, path: str, no_default_libs: bool = False, **kwargs) -> Pro
         if not no_default_libs:
             libraries = self.early_access_libraries if proj.use_early_access and (kwargs.get("version", ">").startswith("4") or kwargs.get("version", ">").startswith(">")) else self.default_libraries
 
-            if kwargs['version'][0] == '>' or kwargs['version'][0] == '4':
-                libraries[proj.target].remove('okapilib')
-
-            if 'liblvgl' in libraries[proj.target] and kwargs['version'][0] != '>' and kwargs['version'][0] != '4':
-                libraries[proj.target].remove('liblvgl')
-
             for library in libraries[proj.target]:
+                if kwargs['version'][0] == '>' or kwargs['version'][0] == '4':
+                    if library == "okapilib":
+                        continue
+                if kwargs['version'][0] != '>' and kwargs['version'][0] != '4':
+                    if library == "liblvgl":
+                        continue
                 try:
                     # remove kernel version so that latest template satisfying query is correctly selected
                     if 'version' in kwargs: