diff --git a/.pytool/CISettings.py b/.pytool/CISettings.py
index 19e0d2ae11..e3ff6e28bc 100644
--- a/.pytool/CISettings.py
+++ b/.pytool/CISettings.py
@@ -26,18 +26,12 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.ActualArchitectures = []
         self.ActualToolChainTag = ""
         self.ActualScopes = None
-        # In tree BaseTools are required for Rust build support so enable
-        # it by default.
-        self.UseBuiltInBaseTools = False
 
     # ####################################################################################### #
     #                             Extra CmdLine configuration                                 #
     # ####################################################################################### #
 
     def AddCommandLineOptions(self, parserObj):
-        group = parserObj.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
-        group.add_argument("-force_piptools", "--fpt", dest="force_piptools", action="store_true", default=False, help="Force the system to use pip tools")
-
         try:
             codeql_helpers.add_command_line_option(parserObj)
         except NameError:
@@ -45,10 +39,6 @@ def AddCommandLineOptions(self, parserObj):
 
     def RetrieveCommandLineOptions(self, args):
         super().RetrieveCommandLineOptions(args)
-
-        if args.force_piptools:
-            self.UseBuiltInBaseTools = True
-
         try:
             self.codeql = codeql_helpers.is_codeql_enabled_on_command_line(args)
         except NameError:
@@ -149,12 +139,6 @@ def GetActiveScopes(self):
 
             is_linux = GetHostInfo().os.upper() == "LINUX"
 
-            if self.UseBuiltInBaseTools == True:
-                scopes += ('pipbuild-unix',) if is_linux else ('pipbuild-win',)
-                logging.warning("Using Pip Tools based BaseTools")
-            else:
-                logging.info("Using in-tree BaseTools")
-
             if is_linux and self.ActualToolChainTag.upper().startswith("GCC"):
                 if "AARCH64" in self.ActualArchitectures:
                     scopes += ("gcc_aarch64_linux",)
diff --git a/pip-requirements.txt b/pip-requirements.txt
index f4241df1ae..9a59eae1ba 100644
--- a/pip-requirements.txt
+++ b/pip-requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 edk2-pytool-library==0.21.2
 edk2-pytool-extensions==0.27.2
-edk2-basetools==0.1.29
 antlr4-python3-runtime==4.13.1
 regex==2023.12.25
 pygount==1.6.1