diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-macro-micro-dummy.yml b/.github/workflows/run-macro-micro-dummy.yml
index 7930fd2d..3a5179ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-macro-micro-dummy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-macro-micro-dummy.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ jobs:
           apt-get -qq update
           apt-get -qq install python3-dev python3-pip git python-is-python3 pkg-config
           apt-get -qq install sudo
-          pip3 install --upgrade pip
 
       - name: Install micro-manager
         working-directory: micro-manager