diff --git a/scripts/ci-e2e.sh b/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
index 5ddcc697a2..ac8c6f8888 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
@@ -48,13 +48,8 @@ cleanup() {
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
 # Ensure that python3-pip is installed.
-apt update
-apt install -y python3-pip
-rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# Install/upgrade pip and requests module explicitly for HTTP calls.
-apt update
-apt install -y python3-pip python3-requests
+apt-get update
+apt-get install -y python3-pip python3-requests
 
 # If BOSKOS_HOST is set then acquire an AWS account from Boskos.
 if [ -n "${BOSKOS_HOST:-}" ]; then