diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/windows/bazel/bazel_test_lib.sh b/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/windows/bazel/bazel_test_lib.sh
index f76c1add242539bd02287c26c2867ffb2fc85123..9f5952a1c2f4de35825080ff507e48aea8e007d8 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/windows/bazel/bazel_test_lib.sh
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/windows/bazel/bazel_test_lib.sh
@@ -208,5 +208,5 @@ function create_python_test_dir() {
 
 function reinstall_tensorflow_pip() {
   echo "y" | pip uninstall tensorflow -q || true
-  pip install ${1}
+  pip install ${1} --no-deps
 }
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/windows/cpu/cmake/run_py.bat b/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/windows/cpu/cmake/run_py.bat
index 8b6836f4ed916102995173ba83d95bc665eded47..96fbadd1767a0b5749bfbf7d5e344a73fd090312 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/windows/cpu/cmake/run_py.bat
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/windows/cpu/cmake/run_py.bat
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ IF DEFINED PIP_EXE (ECHO PIP_EXE is set to %PIP_EXE%) ELSE (SET PIP_EXE="C:\Prog
 CALL %REPO_ROOT%\tensorflow\tools\ci_build\windows\cpu\cmake\run_build.bat
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
 
-:: Attempt to upgrade PIP to work around Anaconda issue #542.
-%PIP_EXE% install --ignore-installed --upgrade pip setuptools -v -v
-
 :: Since there are no wildcards in windows command prompt, use dark magic to get the wheel file name.
 DIR %REPO_ROOT%\%BUILD_DIR%\tf_python\dist\ /S /B > wheel_filename_file
 set /p WHEEL_FILENAME=<wheel_filename_file
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ del wheel_filename_file
 
 :: Install the pip package.
 echo Installing PIP package...
-%PIP_EXE% install --upgrade %WHEEL_FILENAME% -v -v
+%PIP_EXE% install --upgrade --no-deps %WHEEL_FILENAME% -v -v
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
 
 :: Run all python tests if the installation succeeded.
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/windows/gpu/cmake/run_py.bat b/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/windows/gpu/cmake/run_py.bat
index ba2d939b5f19fa3e9bba294582f3c7536cf75c55..e774a6e9168d410b602a4807d563835348f15746 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/windows/gpu/cmake/run_py.bat
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/windows/gpu/cmake/run_py.bat
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ IF DEFINED PIP_EXE (ECHO PIP_EXE is set to %PIP_EXE%) ELSE (SET PIP_EXE="C:\Prog
 CALL %REPO_ROOT%\tensorflow\tools\ci_build\windows\gpu\cmake\run_build.bat
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
 
-:: Attempt to upgrade PIP to work around Anaconda issue #542.
-%PIP_EXE% install --ignore-installed --upgrade pip setuptools -v -v
-
 :: Since there are no wildcards in windows command prompt, use dark magic to get the wheel file name.
 DIR %REPO_ROOT%\%BUILD_DIR%\tf_python\dist\ /S /B > wheel_filename_file
 set /p WHEEL_FILENAME=<wheel_filename_file
@@ -38,7 +35,7 @@ del wheel_filename_file
 
 :: Install the pip package.
 echo Installing PIP package...
-%PIP_EXE% install --upgrade %WHEEL_FILENAME% -v -v
+%PIP_EXE% install --upgrade --no-deps %WHEEL_FILENAME% -v -v
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
 
 :: Run all python tests if the installation succeeded.