diff --git a/ci/install.sh b/ci/install.sh
index edd6d0690d3c8..660b05932a5ec 100755
--- a/ci/install.sh
+++ b/ci/install.sh
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ function edit_init()
 
 edit_init
 
-# Install Dependencies
-# as of pip 1.4rc2, wheel files are still being broken regularly, this is a
-# known good commit. should revert to pypi when a final release is out
-pip_commit=42102e9deaea99db08b681d06906c2945f6f95e2
-pip install -I git+https://github.com/pypa/pip@$pip_commit#egg=pip
-
 python_major_version="${TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION:0:1}"
 [ "$python_major_version" == "2" ] && python_major_version=""
 
@@ -96,6 +90,8 @@ fi
 
 
 # build and install pandas
-time python setup.py build_ext install
+time python setup.py sdist
+pip uninstall cython -y
+time pip install $(find dist | grep gz | head -n 1)
 
 true