diff --git a/.bash_python b/.bash_python
index 509e306..37f3b17 100644
--- a/.bash_python
+++ b/.bash_python
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # pip should only run if there is a virtualenv currently activated 
 export PIP_REQUIRE_VIRTUALENV=true
-# cache pip-installed packages to avoid re-downloading
-export PIP_DOWNLOAD_CACHE=$HOME/.pip/cache
 
 # Python virtualenv
 SRC_DIRECTORY="/Volumes/malloc-dev/virtenvs"