diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 353011d511..33e6b7cd78 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 # under the License.
 
 install-poetry:
-	pip3 install setuptools --upgrade
 	pip3 install poetry==1.6.1
 
 install-dependencies: