diff --git a/tools/minilints/src/main.rs b/tools/minilints/src/main.rs
index 3ecec1ac4..6d38278b5 100644
--- a/tools/minilints/src/main.rs
+++ b/tools/minilints/src/main.rs
@@ -255,9 +255,7 @@ fn check_for_unstaged_changes() {
 }
 
 fn generate_licences() -> Result<String> {
-    if which::which("cargo-license").is_err() {
-        Command::run("cargo install cargo-license@0.7.0")?;
-    }
+    Command::run("cargo install cargo-license@0.7.0")?;
     let output = Command::run_with_output([
         "cargo-license",
         "--features",