diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/install/install_pip_packages_remote.sh b/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/install/install_pip_packages_remote.sh
index 0beabcf5ef8..721590f4d60 100755
--- a/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/install/install_pip_packages_remote.sh
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/install/install_pip_packages_remote.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ if [ ! -f /usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc ]; then
   ln -s /usr/local/bin/clang /usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc
 fi
 
-pip2 install --upgrade setuptools
-pip3 install --upgrade setuptools
+easy_install -U pip==9.0.3
+easy_install3 -U pip==9.0.3
 
 # The rest of the pip packages will be installed in
 # `install_pip_packages.sh`