diff --git a/install_minimal/include/airtime-copy-files.sh b/install_minimal/include/airtime-copy-files.sh
index 964c11a9b..2967ef64a 100755
--- a/install_minimal/include/airtime-copy-files.sh
+++ b/install_minimal/include/airtime-copy-files.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ HOUR=$(($RANDOM%24))
 MIN=$(($RANDOM%60))
 echo "$MIN $HOUR * * * root /usr/lib/airtime/utils/phone_home_stat" > /etc/cron.d/airtime-crons
 
-$AIRTIMEROOT/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-install.sh
 virtualenv_bin="/usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/bin/"
 . ${virtualenv_bin}activate
 
diff --git a/install_minimal/include/airtime-initialize.sh b/install_minimal/include/airtime-initialize.sh
index 91fb92f75..3dfc95dba 100755
--- a/install_minimal/include/airtime-initialize.sh
+++ b/install_minimal/include/airtime-initialize.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ SCRIPTPATH=`dirname $SCRIPT`
 
 AIRTIMEROOT=$SCRIPTPATH/../../
 
-$AIRTIMEROOT/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-install.sh
 virtualenv_bin="/usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/bin/"
 . ${virtualenv_bin}activate
 
diff --git a/install_minimal/include/airtime-remove-files.sh b/install_minimal/include/airtime-remove-files.sh
index a0e773611..47c021d28 100755
--- a/install_minimal/include/airtime-remove-files.sh
+++ b/install_minimal/include/airtime-remove-files.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ AIRTIMEROOT=$SCRIPTPATH/../../
 
 rm -f /etc/cron.d/airtime-crons
 
-$AIRTIMEROOT/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-install.sh
 virtualenv_bin="/usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/bin/"
 . ${virtualenv_bin}activate
 
diff --git a/install_minimal/include/airtime-uninitialize.sh b/install_minimal/include/airtime-uninitialize.sh
index a912b00ae..f79a9c90a 100755
--- a/install_minimal/include/airtime-uninitialize.sh
+++ b/install_minimal/include/airtime-uninitialize.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ monit unmonitor airtime-show-recorder >/dev/null 2>&1
 #monit unmonitor rabbitmq-server
 set -e
 
+virtualenv_bin="/usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/bin/"
+. ${virtualenv_bin}activate
+
 #uninitialize Airtime services
 python $AIRTIMEROOT/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-uninitialize.py
 python $AIRTIMEROOT/python_apps/media-monitor/install/media-monitor-uninitialize.py