diff --git a/iotclient/Dockerfile b/iotclient/Dockerfile
index 5fa17ec..c74b38c 100644
--- a/iotclient/Dockerfile
+++ b/iotclient/Dockerfile
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 RUN python -m venv /opt/venv
 ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
 
-RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
-
 RUN mkdir /code
 WORKDIR /code
 COPY requirements.txt /code/