diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index c17a5dc..dd7a152 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cp -r oci_env/.github/assets/profiles/* oci_env/profiles/
 
+      - name: install pulp-cli
+        run: |
+          pip install pulp-cli
+          pulp config create --base-url http://localhost:5001 --api-root /my/custom/api/ --username admin --password password
+
       - name: install oci-env cli
         run: |
           pip install -e oci_env/client/
@@ -93,25 +98,25 @@ jobs:
           oci-env -e custom.env poll --wait 5 --attempts 5
 
       - name: Create some dummy data with the pulp CLI (retry up to 5 times because it's sometimes not actually ready)
-        run: for i in $(seq 1 5); do oci-env pulp file repository create --name test1 && s=0 && break || s=$? && sleep 5; done; (exit $s)
+        run: for i in $(seq 1 5); do pulp --refresh-api file repository create --name test1 && s=0 && break || s=$? && sleep 5; done; (exit $s)
       
       - name: Snapshot the DB
         run: oci-env db snapshot
 
       - name: Create some dummy data with the pulp CLI
-        run: oci-env -v pulp file repository create --name test2
+        run: pulp file repository create --name test2
 
       - name: Test DB restore. Test that test1 exists and test2 doesn't
         run: | 
           oci-env db restore
-          oci-env pulp file repository show --name test1
-          if oci-env pulp file repository show --name test2; then false; fi
+          pulp file repository show --name test1
+          if pulp file repository show --name test2; then false; fi
 
       - name: Test DB Reset. Test that test1 and test2 are gone
         run: |
           oci-env db reset
-          if oci-env pulp file repository show --name test1; then false; fi
-          if oci-env pulp file repository show --name test2; then false; fi
+          if pulp file repository show --name test1; then false; fi
+          if pulp file repository show --name test2; then false; fi
 
       - name: Test that the correct plugins are installed and that the API_ROOT was successfully changed.
         run: |
diff --git a/base/dev_requirements.txt b/base/dev_requirements.txt
index 0fd62b6..f53a5f9 100644
--- a/base/dev_requirements.txt
+++ b/base/dev_requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ epdb
 py-spy
 pydevd_pycharm
 django-extensions
-pulp-cli
diff --git a/base/init.sh b/base/init.sh
index 3b8ac86..170be15 100755
--- a/base/init.sh
+++ b/base/init.sh
@@ -2,20 +2,9 @@
 
 pulpcore-manager createsuperuser --no-input --email admin@example.com || true
 
-export PULP_API_ROOT="$(bash "/opt/oci_env/base/container_scripts/get_dynaconf_var.sh" API_ROOT)"
-
-if ! pulp --refresh-api status
+if ! grep -q "install_phelpers.sh" /root/.bashrc
 then
-  pulp config create --overwrite --base-url "http://localhost:${NGINX_PORT}" --api-root "${PULP_API_ROOT}" --username "${DJANGO_SUPERUSER_USERNAME}" --password "${DJANGO_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD}"
-  if ! grep -q "_PULP_COMPLETE=bash_source pulp" /root/.bashrc
-  then
-    echo "eval \"\$(LC_ALL=C _PULP_COMPLETE=bash_source pulp)\"" >> /root/.bashrc
-  fi
-  if ! grep -q "install_phelpers.sh" /root/.bashrc
-  then
-    echo "source /opt/oci_env/base/container_scripts/install_phelpers.sh" >> /root/.bashrc
-  fi
-  pulp --refresh-api status
+  echo "source /opt/oci_env/base/container_scripts/install_phelpers.sh" >> /root/.bashrc
 fi
 
 # Configure sudo
diff --git a/client/oci_env/commands.py b/client/oci_env/commands.py
index dac3c21..31e7c59 100644
--- a/client/oci_env/commands.py
+++ b/client/oci_env/commands.py
@@ -199,10 +199,6 @@ def poll(args, client):
     client.poll(args.attempts, args.wait)
 
 
-def pulp(args, client):
-    exit(client.exec(["pulp"] + args.command, interactive=False).returncode)
-
-
 def phelper(args, client):
     if args.action in ("help", "status", "dbreset", "clean"):
         proc = client.exec(["bash", "-lc", f"p{args.action}"], shell=True)
diff --git a/client/oci_env/main.py b/client/oci_env/main.py
index 3d1d569..55961ec 100644
--- a/client/oci_env/main.py
+++ b/client/oci_env/main.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     pulpcore_manager,
     profile,
     poll,
-    pulp,
     phelper
 )
 
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ def get_parser():
     parse_pulpcore_manager_command(subparsers)
     parse_profile_command(subparsers)
     parse_poll_command(subparsers)
-    parse_pulp_cli_command(subparsers)
     parse_phelper_commands(subparsers)
 
     return parser
@@ -150,12 +148,6 @@ def parse_poll_command(subparsers):
     parser.set_defaults(func=poll)
 
 
-def parse_pulp_cli_command(subparsers):
-    parser = subparsers.add_parser('pulp', help='Run pulp cli.')
-    parser.add_argument('command', nargs=argparse.REMAINDER, help='Command to pass to pulp cli.')
-    parser.set_defaults(func=pulp)
-
-
 def parse_phelper_commands(subparsers):
     for action in ("start", "stop", "restart"):
         parser = subparsers.add_parser(f'p{action}', help=f'{action.capitalize()} all/any Pulp service')