diff --git a/.ci/check_unsupported.sh b/.ci/check_unsupported.sh
index 7effb3f052..d2dd189c86 100755
--- a/.ci/check_unsupported.sh
+++ b/.ci/check_unsupported.sh
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ set -x
 # mypy-lang and guess-language-spirit do not install on unsupported versions
 sed -i.bak -E '/^(mypy-lang|guess-language-spirit)/d' bear-requirements.txt
 
-# pylint installs pytest-runner, and 2.12 creates a version mismatch
-# https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-runner/issues/40
-pip install 'pytest-runner==2.12'
-
 python setup.py install | tee setup.log
 
 retval=$?