diff --git a/config/docker/fragment/kernelci.jinja2 b/config/docker/fragment/kernelci.jinja2
index 2f4d2c1f2a..d5c552b3a2 100644
--- a/config/docker/fragment/kernelci.jinja2
+++ b/config/docker/fragment/kernelci.jinja2
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ ARG core_rev=main
 RUN git clone --depth=1 $core_url /tmp/kernelci-core
 WORKDIR /tmp/kernelci-core
 RUN git fetch origin $core_rev && git checkout FETCH_HEAD
-RUN pip3 install --upgrade setuptools wheel --break-system-packages
 RUN python3 -m pip install .[dev] --break-system-packages --ignore-installed
 RUN cp -R config /etc/kernelci/
 WORKDIR /root