diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7ee4898d22..a558b7b8b4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ COPY ./requirements.txt ./docker/requirements-extra.txt ./setup.py ./MANIFEST.in
 COPY superset /app/superset
 
 RUN cd /app \
-        && pip install --upgrade setuptools pip \
         && pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-extra.txt \
         && pip install -e .