diff --git a/src/blueapi/cli/scratch.py b/src/blueapi/cli/scratch.py
index c2fecd1e18..2536be4045 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/cli/scratch.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/cli/scratch.py
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ def scratch_install(*paths: Path, timeout: float = _DEFAULT_INSTALL_TIMEOUT) ->
         "uv",
         "pip",
         "install",
-        "--no-deps",
     ]
     for path in paths:
         _validate_directory(path)
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/cli/test_scratch.py b/tests/unit_tests/cli/test_scratch.py
index 7252f78267..9cb621c933 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/cli/test_scratch.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/cli/test_scratch.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def test_scratch_install_installs_path(
     scratch_install(directory_path_with_sgid, timeout=1.0)
 
     mock_popen.assert_called_once_with(
-        ["uv", "pip", "install", "--no-deps", "-e", str(directory_path_with_sgid)]
+        ["uv", "pip", "install", "-e", str(directory_path_with_sgid)]
     )