diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 79b85e29f5..e3025a3fb2 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ aliases:
       - ~/.yarn-cache
     key: v1-yarn-cache
 
-  - &yarn-install
-    run: |
-      sudo npm i -g yarn@^1.5.1
-      yarn --version
-
   - &artifact_babel
     path: ~/babel/packages/babel-standalone/babel.js
 
@@ -44,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - checkout
       - restore-cache: *restore-yarn-cache
       - restore-cache: *restore-node-modules-cache
-      - *yarn-install
+      - run: yarn --version
       - run: make test-ci-coverage
       # Builds babel-standalone with the regular Babel config
       - run: make build
@@ -58,4 +53,4 @@ jobs:
       - store_artifacts: *artifact_env
       - store_artifacts: *artifact_env_min
       - save_cache: *save-node-modules-cache
-      - save_cache: *save-yarn-cache
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+      - save_cache: *save-yarn-cache