diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 99539fd2b02b1eea1894ac35b3dabe361e5f410f..f8958171b4b75504322d8acb25f77b389fae49f7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ gwinc/base:
       cat <<EOF > Dockerfile
       FROM igwn/base:buster
       RUN apt-get update -qq
-      RUN apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends git python3-gitlab python3 python3-yaml python3-scipy python3-matplotlib python3-ipython python3-lalsimulation python3-pypdf2 python3-h5py
+      RUN apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends git python3-gitlab python3 python3-yaml python3-scipy python3-matplotlib python3-lalsimulation python3-pypdf2 python3-h5py
       RUN git clone https://gitlab-ci-token:ci_token@git.ligo.org/gwinc/inspiral_range.git
       EOF
     - docker build -t $IMAGE_TAG .