diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-build-and-acceptance-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-build-and-acceptance-tests.yml
index 7ef448b78..7ff18035e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-build-and-acceptance-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-build-and-acceptance-tests.yml
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      - name: Install pipenv
-        uses: dschep/install-pipenv-action@v1
       - name: Setup git
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
@@ -174,8 +172,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      - name: Install pipenv
-        uses: dschep/install-pipenv-action@v1
       - name: Setup git
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
diff --git a/sdk/python/.gitignore b/sdk/python/.gitignore
index 04019ccb4..df65b9448 100644
--- a/sdk/python/.gitignore
+++ b/sdk/python/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 /env/
 /*.egg-info
 .venv/
+venv/
diff --git a/sdk/python/Makefile b/sdk/python/Makefile
index 583d10eac..8de5bf85c 100644
--- a/sdk/python/Makefile
+++ b/sdk/python/Makefile
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@ include ../../build/common.mk
 TEST_ALL_DEPS = build
 
 ensure::
-	pipenv install --dev --python 3.9.x
+	python -m venv venv
+	venv/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 	mkdir -p $(PYENVSRC)
 
 build_package::
 	rm -rf $(PYENVSRC) && cp -R ./lib/. $(PYENVSRC)/
 	sed -i.bak "s/\$${VERSION}/$(PYPI_VERSION)/g" $(PYENVSRC)/setup.py && rm $(PYENVSRC)/setup.py.bak
 	cp ../../README.md $(PYENVSRC)
-	cd $(PYENVSRC) && pipenv run python setup.py build bdist_wheel --universal
+	cd $(PYENVSRC) && ../../venv/bin/python setup.py build bdist_wheel --universal
 
 build_plugin::
 	go install -ldflags "-X github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/common/version.Version=${VERSION}" ${LANGHOST_PKG}
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@ build_plugin::
 build:: build_package build_plugin
 
 lint::
-	MYPYPATH=./stubs pipenv run mypy ./lib/pulumi --config-file=mypy.ini
-	pipenv run pylint ./lib/pulumi --rcfile=.pylintrc
+	MYPYPATH=./stubs venv/bin/mypy ./lib/pulumi --config-file=mypy.ini
+	venv/bin/pylint ./lib/pulumi --rcfile=.pylintrc
 
 install_package:: build_package
 	cp ./cmd/pulumi-language-python-exec "$(PULUMI_BIN)"
@@ -48,16 +49,16 @@ install:: install_package install_plugin
 
 test_fast:: $(TEST_ALL_DEPS)
 	$(GO_TEST) ${PROJECT_PKGS}
-	pipenv run pip install ./env/src
+	venv/bin/python -m pip install ./env/src
 	# TODO the ignored test seems to fail in pytest but not unittest. Need to trackdown why
-	$(RUN_TESTSUITE) python/lib/test pipenv run pytest lib/test --ignore lib/test/automation --ignore lib/test/langhost/resource_thens/test_resource_thens.py
-	$(RUN_TESTSUITE) python/lib/test/langhost/resource_thens pipenv run python -m unittest lib/test/langhost/resource_thens/test_resource_thens.py
+	PATH=venv/bin:$$PATH $(RUN_TESTSUITE) python/lib/test python -m pytest lib/test --ignore lib/test/automation --ignore lib/test/langhost/resource_thens/test_resource_thens.py
+	PATH=venv/bin:$$PATH $(RUN_TESTSUITE) python/lib/test/langhost/resource_thens python -m unittest lib/test/langhost/resource_thens/test_resource_thens.py
 	# Using python -m also adds lib/test_with_mocks to sys.path which avoids package resolution issues.
-	pushd lib/test_with_mocks; $(RUN_TESTSUITE) python/lib/test_with_mocks pipenv run python -m pytest; popd
+	pushd lib/test_with_mocks; PATH=../../venv/bin:$$PATH $(RUN_TESTSUITE) python/lib/test_with_mocks python -m pytest; popd
 
 test_auto:: test_fast $(TEST_ALL_DEPS)
-	# Note that this target depends on test-fast for the call to `pipenv run pip install`
-	$(RUN_TESTSUITE) auto-python pipenv run pytest lib/test/automation
+	# Note that this target depends on test-fast for the call to `pip install`
+	PATH=venv/bin:$$PATH $(RUN_TESTSUITE) auto-python python -m pytest lib/test/automation
 
 test_all:: test_fast test_auto
 
diff --git a/sdk/python/Pipfile b/sdk/python/Pipfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 46275c994..000000000
--- a/sdk/python/Pipfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-[[source]]
-url = "https://pypi.org/simple"
-verify_ssl = true
-name = "pypi"
-
-[packages]
-# Keep this list in sync with setup.py
-protobuf = ">=3.6.0"
-grpcio = ">=1.33.2"
-dill = ">=0.3.0"
-six = ">=1.12.0"
-semver = ">=2.8.1"
-pyyaml = ">=5.3.1"
-
-[dev-packages]
-pip = ">=21.3.1"
-pylint = "==2.10.2"
-mypy = ">=0.78"
-pytest = "*"
-pytest-timeout = "*"
-types-six = "*"
-types-pyyaml = "*"
-types-protobuf = "*"
-pytest-asyncio = "*"
-urllib3 = ">=1.26.7"
-chardet = ">=4.0.0"
-setuptools = "==57.5.0"
-requests = ">=2.26.0"
-wheel = ">=0.37.0"
diff --git a/sdk/python/requirements.txt b/sdk/python/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93d18b616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/python/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Keep this list in sync with setup.py:
+protobuf>=3.6.0
+grpcio>=1.33.2
+dill>=0.3.0
+six>=1.12.0
+semver>=2.8.1
+pyyaml>=5.3.1
+
+# Dev packages that aren't needed by the library:
+pylint==2.10.2
+mypy>=0.78
+pytest
+pytest-timeout
+types-six
+types-pyyaml
+types-protobuf
+pytest-asyncio
+urllib3>=1.26.7
+chardet>=4.0.0
+setuptools==57.5.0
+requests>=2.26.0
+wheel>=0.37.0