diff --git a/.github/workflows/install-from-condalock-file.yml b/.github/workflows/install-from-condalock-file.yml
index d6f3d7f5f3..406e24f7e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install-from-condalock-file.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install-from-condalock-file.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ jobs:
       - run: which python
       - run: python -V 2>&1 | tee source_install_linux_artifacts_python_${{ matrix.python-version }}/python_version.txt
       - run: conda create --name esmvaltool-fromlock --file conda-linux-64.lock
-      - run: conda install pip
       - run: which python
       - run: pip --version
       - run: pip install -e .[develop]