diff --git a/projects/numpy/Dockerfile b/projects/numpy/Dockerfile
index bd135cedcd42..9bde369877e7 100644
--- a/projects/numpy/Dockerfile
+++ b/projects/numpy/Dockerfile
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@
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 FROM gcr.io/oss-fuzz-base/base-builder-python
-
-# Ensure we work from right python version
-RUN apt-get install -y pkg-config python3.9 python3.9-dev libopenblas-dev && \
-    ln --force -s /usr/bin/python3.9 /usr/local/bin/python3 && \
-    apt-get install -y python3-pip && \
-    python3 -m pip install cython "atheris>=2.1.1" "pyinstaller==5.0.1" "coverage==6.3.2"
-
 RUN git clone https://github.com/numpy/numpy && cd numpy && git submodule update --init
 WORKDIR $SRC
 COPY *.py build.sh $SRC/