diff --git a/gitlab/before_deploy.sh b/gitlab/before_deploy.sh
index 895ac54fe5362a27ea16a3a0a87d2d1e6532cde3..19ea0476cbdb771210925308d2209640115cef40 100755
--- a/gitlab/before_deploy.sh
+++ b/gitlab/before_deploy.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ prepare_build_env ${CONDA_FOLDER} ${PREFIX}
 # setup database locally and run `bob_dbmanage.py all download`
 # if this is a database package - need auxiliary file for package
 if [[ ${CI_PROJECT_NAME} == bob.db.* ]]; then
+  use_pip=`which pip`
+  if [ -z "${use_pip}" ]; then
+    log_error "Cannot find pip, aborting..."
+    exit 1
+  else
+    log_info "Using pip: ${use_pip}"
+  fi
+  # remove locally installed pip package
+  run_cmd ${use_pip} uninstall --yes ${CI_PROJECT_NAME}
+
   use_buildout=`which buildout`
   if [ -z "${use_buildout}" ]; then
     log_error "Cannot find buildout, aborting..."