diff --git a/providers/django.rb b/providers/django.rb
index ba7be71..8e4bd30 100644
--- a/providers/django.rb
+++ b/providers/django.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   if new_resource.requirements
     Chef::Log.info("Installing using requirements file: #{new_resource.requirements}")
     pip_cmd = ::File.join(new_resource.virtualenv, 'bin', 'pip')
-    execute "#{pip_cmd} install --source=#{Dir.tmpdir} -E #{new_resource.virtualenv} -r #{new_resource.requirements}" do
+    execute "#{pip_cmd} install --source=#{Dir.tmpdir} -r #{new_resource.requirements}" do
       cwd new_resource.release_path
     end
   else