diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index ebd3aac3..fcc0c39f 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -487,10 +487,6 @@ alias inxi-install="mkdir -p ~/.local/bin && cd ~/.local/bin && \wget -Nc smxi.o
 alias inxi-install-root="cd /usr/local/bin;\wget -Nc smxi.org/inxi;chmod +x inxi;./inxi -U;cd"
 alias inxi-update="inxi -U"
 
-# Local pip installations ( improvised from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2915471/install-a-python-package-into-a-different-directory-using-pip )
-alias lpip="pip --install-option=--prefix=$HOME/.local"
-alias lpip3="pip3 --install-option=--prefix=$HOME/.local"
-
 # FINEID
 pkcs11so=`locate opensc-pkcs11.so`
 alias ssh-add-sc="ssh-add -s $opensc-pkcs11.so"
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 60a2dc64..270369e5 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -460,10 +460,6 @@ alias inxi-install="mkdir -p ~/.local/bin && cd ~/.local/bin && \wget -Nc smxi.o
 alias inxi-install-root="cd /usr/local/bin;\wget -Nc smxi.org/inxi;chmod +x inxi;./inxi -U;cd"
 alias inxi-update="inxi -U"
 
-# Local pip installations ( improvised from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2915471/install-a-python-package-into-a-different-directory-using-pip )
-alias lpip="pip --install-option=--prefix=$HOME/.local"
-alias lpip3="pip3 --install-option=--prefix=$HOME/.local"
-
 # FINEID
 pkcs11so=`locate opensc-pkcs11.so`
 alias ssh-add-sc="ssh-add -s $pkcs11so"