diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b8f298c6c1bbb81cbd2571f33a88966c08032fc3..092edf8a7277a288455ec0881932a3f37c5e1a97 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ exitcode-jessie:
   stage: test
   image: ligo/software:jessie
   script:
-    - pip install --upgrade pip --user
-    - pip --version
     - pip install -r requirements.txt
     - pip install coverage
     - pip install coverage-badge