diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index faf9e05d8..b7b867cd1 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -180,11 +180,7 @@ def packages_openindiana
   return <<-EOF
     # needs separate provisioning step + reboot:
     #pkg update
-    pkg install gcc-13 git pkg-config libxxhash
-    ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.9 /usr/bin/python3
-    python3 -m ensurepip
-    ln -sf /usr/bin/pip3.9 /usr/bin/pip3
-    pip3 install virtualenv
+    pkg install gcc-13 git pkg-config libxxhash pip virtualenv
     # let borg's pkg-config find openssl:
     pfexec pkg set-mediator -V 3.1 openssl
   EOF