diff --git a/tools/gate/devel/start.sh b/tools/gate/devel/start.sh
index 25194aca4..aa6e9ed31 100755
--- a/tools/gate/devel/start.sh
+++ b/tools/gate/devel/start.sh
@@ -54,18 +54,18 @@ function ansible_install {
       jq
   fi
 
-  sudo -H -E pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip
-  sudo -H -E pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade setuptools
+  sudo -H -E pip install --upgrade pip
+  sudo -H -E pip install --upgrade setuptools
   # NOTE(lamt) Preinstalling a capped version of cmd2 to address bug:
   # https://github.com/python-cmd2/cmd2/issues/421
-  sudo -H -E pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade "cmd2<=0.8.7"
-  sudo -H -E pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pyopenssl
+  sudo -H -E pip install --upgrade "cmd2<=0.8.7"
+  sudo -H -E pip install --upgrade pyopenssl
   # NOTE(srwilkers): Pinning ansible to 2.5.5, as pip installs 2.6 by default.
   # 2.6 introduces a new command flag (init) for the docker_container module
   # that is incompatible with what we have currently. 2.5.5 ensures we match
   # what's deployed in the gates
-  sudo -H -E pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade "ansible==2.5.5"
-  sudo -H -E pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade \
+  sudo -H -E pip install --upgrade "ansible==2.5.5"
+  sudo -H -E pip install --upgrade \
     ara \
     yq
 }