diff --git a/backends/openvino/scripts/openvino_build.sh b/backends/openvino/scripts/openvino_build.sh
index 6762229081f..e8709d0be3a 100755
--- a/backends/openvino/scripts/openvino_build.sh
+++ b/backends/openvino/scripts/openvino_build.sh
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@ build_python_enabled() {
 
     # Build the package
     ./install_executorch.sh --minimal
-
-    # Install torchao
-    # Note: --no-build-isolation is required because torchao's setup.py imports torch
-    # See comment in torchao's pyproject.toml for more details
-    pip install third-party/ao --no-build-isolation
 }
 
 main() {