diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index b4e487b6d..f2aa7c80e 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -43,9 +43,8 @@ pipeline {
             steps {
                 // remove all directories left if Jenkins ended badly
                 sh 'git clone https://github.com/SpiNNakerManchester/SupportScripts.git support'
-                sh 'pip3 install --upgrade "setuptools < 50.0.0" wheel'
+                sh 'pip3 install --upgrade setuptools wheel'
                 sh 'pip install --user --upgrade pip'
-                sh 'pip install --user --only-binary=numpy,scipy,matplotlib numpy scipy matplotlib'
                 // SpiNNakerManchester internal dependencies; development mode
                 sh 'support/gitclone.sh https://github.com/SpiNNakerManchester/SpiNNUtils.git'
                 sh 'support/gitclone.sh https://github.com/SpiNNakerManchester/SpiNNMachine.git'
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile.cron b/Jenkinsfile.cron
index 29a7ff910..dfffac66e 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile.cron
+++ b/Jenkinsfile.cron
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ pipeline {
                 sh 'echo "Branch is $TRAVIS_BRANCH"'
                 // remove all directories left if Jenkins ended badly
                 sh 'git clone https://github.com/SpiNNakerManchester/SupportScripts.git support'
-                sh 'pip3 install --upgrade "setuptools < 50.0.0" wheel'
+                sh 'pip3 install --upgrade setuptools wheel'
                 sh 'pip install --user --upgrade pip'
-                sh 'pip install --user --only-binary=numpy,scipy,matplotlib numpy scipy matplotlib'
                 // SpiNNakerManchester internal dependencies; development mode
                 sh 'support/gitclone.sh https://github.com/SpiNNakerManchester/SpiNNUtils.git'
                 sh 'support/gitclone.sh https://github.com/SpiNNakerManchester/SpiNNMachine.git'