diff --git a/docker/devicehub-django.Dockerfile b/docker/devicehub-django.Dockerfile
index 6f5ec95..0f0d408 100644
--- a/docker/devicehub-django.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/devicehub-django.Dockerfile
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ compile = no
 no-cache-dir = True
 END
 
-# upgrade pip, which might fail on lxc, then remove the "corrupted file"
-RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip || (rm -rf /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pip-*.dist-info && python -m pip install --upgrade pip)
-
 COPY ./requirements.txt /opt/devicehub-django
 RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
 # TODO hardcoded, is ignored in requirements.txt