diff --git a/modules/lang/python/packages.el b/modules/lang/python/packages.el
index 6602246c9..f29b5666c 100644
--- a/modules/lang/python/packages.el
+++ b/modules/lang/python/packages.el
@@ -20,7 +20,5 @@
   (when-let (pkgs (cl-remove-if
                    (lambda (pkg) (zerop (shell-command (format "pip show %s" pkg))))
                    '("jedi" "setuptools")))
-    (funcall (if (file-writable-p (executable-find "pip")) 'sh 'sudo)
-             "pip install %s"
-             (string-join pkgs " "))
+    (sh "pip install %s" (string-join pkgs " "))
     t))