diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/install-gnomeos-sysext-dependencies.sh b/.gitlab-ci/install-gnomeos-sysext-dependencies.sh
index 171db61b5..66858004c 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/install-gnomeos-sysext-dependencies.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/install-gnomeos-sysext-dependencies.sh
@@ -29,5 +29,3 @@ sudo meson install -C mutter/build
 
 # Ensure that any other dependency missing in GNOME OS is installed and bundled
 # here as it was done with mutter:
-
-pip install --root-user-action ignore docutils