diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index fd78a6658f5..ccec5378d5e 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -291,8 +291,7 @@ commands:
           name: check for bad links
           working_directory: ~/ParlAI/
           command: |
-            sudo apt-get update
-            sudo apt-get install linkchecker
+            pip install linkchecker
             python -m http.server --directory website/build >/dev/null &
             linkchecker http://localhost:8000/
             kill %1