diff --git a/share/spack/gitlab/cloud_pipelines/stacks/e4s/spack.yaml b/share/spack/gitlab/cloud_pipelines/stacks/e4s/spack.yaml
index b0a9e908890..9374e69ec70 100644
--- a/share/spack/gitlab/cloud_pipelines/stacks/e4s/spack.yaml
+++ b/share/spack/gitlab/cloud_pipelines/stacks/e4s/spack.yaml
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ spack:
     paraview:
       # Don't build GUI support or GLX rendering for HPC/container deployments
       require: "@5.11 ~qt+osmesa"
-    python:
-      version: [3.8.13]
     trilinos:
       require:
       - one_of: [+amesos +amesos2 +anasazi +aztec +boost +epetra +epetraext +ifpack
diff --git a/share/spack/gitlab/cloud_pipelines/stacks/gpu-tests/spack.yaml b/share/spack/gitlab/cloud_pipelines/stacks/gpu-tests/spack.yaml
index 7b17043dd03..69a88597457 100644
--- a/share/spack/gitlab/cloud_pipelines/stacks/gpu-tests/spack.yaml
+++ b/share/spack/gitlab/cloud_pipelines/stacks/gpu-tests/spack.yaml
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ spack:
     paraview:
       # Don't build GUI support or GLX rendering for HPC/container deployments
       require: "@5.11 ~qt+osmesa"
-    python:
-      version: [3.8.13]
     trilinos:
       require: +amesos +amesos2 +anasazi +aztec +boost +epetra +epetraext
         +ifpack +intrepid +intrepid2 +isorropia +kokkos +ml +minitensor +muelu