diff --git a/src/pipeline.ml b/src/pipeline.ml
index 0f466bf4..3f12d4eb 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.ml
+++ b/src/pipeline.ml
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ let install_compiler_df ~distro ~arch ~switch ?windows_port opam_image =
        "OPAMPRECISETRACKING", "1"; (* Mitigate https://github.com/ocaml/opam/issues/3997 *)
       ] @@
   run_no_opam "opam switch create %s --packages=%s" switch_name packages @@
-  run "opam pin add -k version %s %s" package_name package_version @@
   run "opam install -y %s" depext @@
   maybe_install_secondary_compiler run os_family switch @@
   entrypoint_exec (Option.to_list personality @ opam_exec) @@