diff --git a/tools/gen_addon_readme.py b/tools/gen_addon_readme.py
index 3eb903e4..5624244b 100644
--- a/tools/gen_addon_readme.py
+++ b/tools/gen_addon_readme.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def __init__(self, level: int):
 
 @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=None)
 def ensure_pandoc_installed() -> None:
-    pypandoc.ensure_pandoc_installed()
+    pypandoc.ensure_pandoc_installed(delete_installer=True)
 
 
 def make_runboat_badge(repo, branch):