diff --git a/2.7/Dockerfile b/2.7/Dockerfile
index c04e09156..d6ebce0d8 100644
--- a/2.7/Dockerfile
+++ b/2.7/Dockerfile
@@ -41,7 +41,4 @@ RUN set -ex \
 		\) -exec rm -rf '{}' + \
 	&& rm -rf /usr/src/python ~/.cache
 
-# install "virtualenv", since the vast majority of users of this image will want it
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir virtualenv
-
 CMD ["python2"]
diff --git a/2.7/wheezy/Dockerfile b/2.7/wheezy/Dockerfile
index d51a12c4d..9b3af9783 100644
--- a/2.7/wheezy/Dockerfile
+++ b/2.7/wheezy/Dockerfile
@@ -41,7 +41,4 @@ RUN set -ex \
 		\) -exec rm -rf '{}' + \
 	&& rm -rf /usr/src/python ~/.cache
 
-# install "virtualenv", since the vast majority of users of this image will want it
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir virtualenv
-
 CMD ["python2"]