diff --git a/deployment_scripts/deploy_linux.sh b/deployment_scripts/deploy_linux.sh
index 829f42bfe..995d28140 100755
--- a/deployment_scripts/deploy_linux.sh
+++ b/deployment_scripts/deploy_linux.sh
@@ -120,10 +120,11 @@ sudo apt install build-essentials
 
 log_message "Installing or updating pip"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+pip_url=https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
 if exists wget; then
-  wget --output-document=get-pip.py https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
+  wget --output-document=get-pip.py $pip_url
 else
-  curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py
+  curl $pip_url -o get-pip.py
 fi
 ${python_cmd} get-pip.py
 rm get-pip.py
@@ -175,11 +176,11 @@ log_message "Generating certificate"
 # Update node
 if ! exists npm; then
   log_message "Installing nodejs"
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  node_src=https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x
   if exists curl; then
-    curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
+    curl -sL $node_src | sudo -E bash -
   else
-    wget -q -O - https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
+    wget -q -O - $node_src | sudo -E bash -
   fi
   sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
 fi
diff --git a/deployment_scripts/deploy_windows.ps1 b/deployment_scripts/deploy_windows.ps1
index b15538d13..003fdd061 100644
--- a/deployment_scripts/deploy_windows.ps1
+++ b/deployment_scripts/deploy_windows.ps1
@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@ function Deploy-Windows([String] $monkey_home = (Get-Item -Path ".\").FullName,
         return
     }
 
-    "Installing pywin32"
-    python -m pip install --user pywin32
-
     "Installing python packages for island"
     $islandRequirements = Join-Path -Path $monkey_home -ChildPath $MONKEY_ISLAND_DIR | Join-Path -ChildPath "\requirements.txt" -ErrorAction Stop
     & python -m pip install --user -r $islandRequirements