diff --git a/pylib/cassandra-cqlsh-tests.sh b/pylib/cassandra-cqlsh-tests.sh
index 08c711b375..ba45a6b6f9 100755
--- a/pylib/cassandra-cqlsh-tests.sh
+++ b/pylib/cassandra-cqlsh-tests.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ fi
 
 # Set up venv with dtest dependencies
 set -e # enable immediate exit if venv setup fails
-virtualenv --python=python2 --no-site-packages venv
+virtualenv --python=python2 venv
 source venv/bin/activate
 pip install -r ${CASSANDRA_DIR}/pylib/requirements.txt
 pip freeze