diff --git a/.github/actions/run-backend-tests/action.yml b/.github/actions/run-backend-tests/action.yml
index 9f0cc37bf94115..bcc56909694aba 100644
--- a/.github/actions/run-backend-tests/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/run-backend-tests/action.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ runs:
         - name: Install Python dependencies
           shell: bash
           run: |
-              pip install --system -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
+              pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
 
         - name: Install the working version of hogql-parser
           if: steps.hogql-parser-diff.outputs.changed == 'true'
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ runs:
               sudo cp out/usr/local/lib/libantlr4-runtime.so* /usr/lib/
               sudo ldconfig
               cd ..
-              pip install --system ./hogql_parser
+              pip install ./hogql_parser
 
         - name: Set up needed files
           shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index db82a281ef4d42..da7e9a93840873 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Install python dependencies
               run: |
-                  pip install --system -r requirements-dev.txt
-                  pip install --system -r requirements.txt
+                  pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+                  pip install -r requirements.txt
 
             - name: Install asv
-              run: pip install --system asv==0.5.1 virtualenv
+              run: pip install asv==0.5.1 virtualenv
 
             - name: Set up PostHog
               run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-hogql-parser.yml b/.github/workflows/build-hogql-parser.yml
index 17c9440c8a8152..73a22754f89945 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-hogql-parser.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-hogql-parser.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
               run: cd hogql_parser && python setup.py sdist
 
             - name: Install cibuildwheel
-              run: pip install --system cibuildwheel==2.16.*
+              run: pip install cibuildwheel==2.16.*
 
             - name: Build wheels
               run: cd hogql_parser && python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml
index d9eed39bfce358..58d04d8330ed0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Install Python dependencies
               run: |
-                  pip install --system -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
+                  pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
 
             - name: Check for syntax errors, import sort, and code style violations
               run: |
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Install python dependencies
               run: |
-                  pip install --system -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
+                  pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
 
             - uses: actions/checkout@v3
               with:
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ jobs:
               run: |
                   # We need to ensure we have requirements for the master branch
                   # now also, so we can run migrations up to master.
-                  pip install --system -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
+                  pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
                   python manage.py migrate
 
             - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Install python dependencies
               shell: bash
               run: |
-                  pip install --system -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
+                  pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
 
             - name: Add kafka host to /etc/hosts for kafka connectivity
               run: sudo echo "127.0.0.1 kafka" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-plugin-server.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-plugin-server.yml
index 26783eaaa65dfb..cc99ee3c935493 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-plugin-server.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-plugin-server.yml
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ jobs:
             - name: Install python dependencies
               if: needs.changes.outputs.plugin-server == 'true'
               run: |
-                  pip install --system -r requirements-dev.txt
-                  pip install --system -r requirements.txt
+                  pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+                  pip install -r requirements.txt
 
             - name: Install pnpm
               if: needs.changes.outputs.plugin-server == 'true'
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Install python dependencies
               run: |
-                  pip install --system -r requirements-dev.txt
-                  pip install --system -r requirements.txt
+                  pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+                  pip install -r requirements.txt
 
             - name: Install pnpm
               uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2