diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 77068b5d..4f8116a3 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ build:
       - asdf plugin add uv
       - asdf install uv latest
       - asdf global uv latest
-      - VIRTUAL_ENV=$READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH uv pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
+      # Turn `python -m pip` into `python -c pass`
+      - truncate --size 0 $READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH/lib/python3*/site-packages/pip/__main__.py
       - VIRTUAL_ENV=$READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH uv pip install --upgrade sphinx
     post_install:
       - VIRTUAL_ENV=$READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH uv pip install -r docs/requirements.txt