diff --git a/ci/test/01_base_install.sh b/ci/test/01_base_install.sh
index 68b701f3ca6..e11936fae8d 100755
--- a/ci/test/01_base_install.sh
+++ b/ci/test/01_base_install.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "$PIP_PACKAGES" ]; then
   if [ "$CI_OS_NAME" == "macos" ]; then
-    sudo -H pip3 install --upgrade pip
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
     IN_GETOPT_BIN="$(brew --prefix gnu-getopt)/bin/getopt" ${CI_RETRY_EXE} pip3 install --user $PIP_PACKAGES
   else