diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8a93c5dd5..672a757a5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ all: run
 pyenv:
 # 	https://github.com/PyO3/maturin/issues/283 - Expected `python` to be a python interpreter inside a virtualenv
 	set -eu -o pipefail ${SHELLFLAGS}; \
-	"${PYTHON_BIN}" -m pip install virtualenv; \
 	"${PYTHON_BIN}" -m venv pyenv; \
 	case "$$(uname -s)" in CYGWIN*|MINGW*|MSYS*) \
 		dos2unix "${ACTIVATE_SCRIPT}"; \