diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index c11f299e2..589e4ab08 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -98,9 +98,8 @@ parts:
       # dependencies. See https://github.com/certbot/certbot/pull/8443 for more info.
       - PIP_CONSTRAINT: $CRAFT_PART_SRC/snap-constraints.txt
     override-build: |
-      "${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/bin/python3" -m venv "${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}"
-      "${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/bin/python3" "${CRAFT_PART_SRC}/tools/pipstrap.py"
       craftctl default
+      "${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/bin/python3" "${CRAFT_PART_SRC}/tools/pipstrap.py"
     override-pull: |
       craftctl default
       grep -v python-augeas "${CRAFT_PART_SRC}/tools/requirements.txt" >> "${CRAFT_PART_SRC}/snap-constraints.txt"