diff --git a/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/install.d/40-install-bindep b/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/install.d/40-install-bindep
index 85c9d1d07b..88150c9c97 100755
--- a/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/install.d/40-install-bindep
+++ b/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/install.d/40-install-bindep
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ if [ ${DIB_DEBUG_TRACE:-0} -gt 0 ]; then
 fi
 set -e
 
-$DIB_PYTHON_VIRTUALENV --seeder=pip /usr/bindep-env
+$DIB_PYTHON_VIRTUALENV /usr/bindep-env
 /usr/bindep-env/bin/pip install bindep
diff --git a/nodepool/elements/nodepool-base/install.d/91-venv-os-testr b/nodepool/elements/nodepool-base/install.d/91-venv-os-testr
index 0a5e315d24..09d3f75d53 100755
--- a/nodepool/elements/nodepool-base/install.d/91-venv-os-testr
+++ b/nodepool/elements/nodepool-base/install.d/91-venv-os-testr
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@ if [ ${DIB_DEBUG_TRACE:-0} -gt 0 ]; then
 fi
 set -e
 
-# TODO is this used anymore?
-$DIB_PYTHON_VIRTUALENV --seeder=pip /usr/os-testr-env
+$DIB_PYTHON_VIRTUALENV /usr/os-testr-env
 /usr/os-testr-env/bin/pip install os-testr