diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/test-msys2.sh b/.gitlab-ci/test-msys2.sh
index aaeff165e..c63b2a22b 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/test-msys2.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/test-msys2.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ CCACHE_BASEDIR="$(pwd)"
 CCACHE_DIR="${CCACHE_BASEDIR}/_ccache"
 export CCACHE_BASEDIR CCACHE_DIR
 
-pip3 install --upgrade --user meson==1.0.0
-
 PATH="$(cygpath "$USERPROFILE")/.local/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 DIR="$(pwd)"
 export PATH CFLAGS