diff --git a/circleci/images/citusupgradetester/Dockerfile b/circleci/images/citusupgradetester/Dockerfile
index 97b9a8a..00ad9f6 100644
--- a/circleci/images/citusupgradetester/Dockerfile
+++ b/circleci/images/citusupgradetester/Dockerfile
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ RUN chown -R circleci /usr/lib/postgresql/ /usr/include/postgresql/ /usr/share/p
 
 COPY ./files/etc/requirements.txt /tmp/etc/
 
-RUN pip3 install -Ir /tmp/etc/requirements.txt --user
+RUN pip3 install -Ir /tmp/etc/requirements.txt
 
 WORKDIR /home/circleci
 
diff --git a/circleci/images/failtester/Dockerfile b/circleci/images/failtester/Dockerfile
index 10eb62d..1e8bf88 100644
--- a/circleci/images/failtester/Dockerfile
+++ b/circleci/images/failtester/Dockerfile
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ RUN mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql && chown -R postgres:postgres /var/run/postgres
 
 COPY ./files/etc/requirements.txt /tmp/etc/
 
-RUN pip3 install -Ir /tmp/etc/requirements.txt --user
+RUN pip3 install -Ir /tmp/etc/requirements.txt
 
 WORKDIR /home/circleci
diff --git a/circleci/images/pgupgradetester/Dockerfile b/circleci/images/pgupgradetester/Dockerfile
index 02312da..0211487 100644
--- a/circleci/images/pgupgradetester/Dockerfile
+++ b/circleci/images/pgupgradetester/Dockerfile
@@ -75,4 +75,4 @@ RUN mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql && chown -R postgres:postgres /var/run/postgres
 
 COPY ./files/etc/requirements.txt /tmp/etc/
 
-RUN pip3 install -Ir /tmp/etc/requirements.txt --user
+RUN pip3 install -Ir /tmp/etc/requirements.txt