--- a/build/mach_initialize.py
+++ b/build/mach_initialize.py
@@ -207,12 +207,7 @@
             else "MACH_USE_SYSTEM_PYTHON"
         )
 
-        has_pip = (
-            subprocess.run(
-                [sys.executable, "-c", "import pip"], stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
-            ).returncode
-            == 0
-        )
+        has_pip = False
         # There are environments in CI that aren't prepared to provide any Mach dependency
         # packages. Changing this is a nontrivial endeavour, so guard against having
         # non-optional Mach requirements.