diff --git a/tools/docker/scripts/install_misc.sh b/tools/docker/scripts/install_misc.sh
index 07a6a9b027..c19235c066 100755
--- a/tools/docker/scripts/install_misc.sh
+++ b/tools/docker/scripts/install_misc.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ python3 -m venv /opt/venv
 export PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 # install python packages
-pip3 install -r pao-ml-requirements.txt
+pip3 install -r pao-ml-requirements.txt \
+  numpy==2.3.5 \
+  matplotlib==3.10.7 \
+  requests==2.33.0 \
+  types-requests==2.32.4.20250913 \
+  mypy==1.19.0
 
 # download inputs for minimax_to_fortran_source.py
 wget -q https://www.cp2k.org/static/downloads/1_xData.zip
diff --git a/tools/pao-ml/requirements.txt b/tools/pao-ml/requirements.txt
index 11e9768ab6..52b5bfda34 100644
--- a/tools/pao-ml/requirements.txt
+++ b/tools/pao-ml/requirements.txt
@@ -1,77 +1,6 @@
-aiohappyeyeballs==2.6.1
-aiohttp==3.13.4
-aiosignal==1.4.0
-antlr4-python3-runtime==4.9.3
-ase==3.27.0
-attrs==25.4.0
-certifi==2026.1.4
-charset-normalizer==3.4.4
-contourpy==1.3.3
-cuda-bindings==12.9.4
-cuda-pathfinder==1.3.4
-cycler==0.12.1
 e3nn==0.5.9
-filelock==3.24.2
-fonttools==4.61.1
-frozenlist==1.8.0
-fsspec==2026.2.0
-hydra-core==1.3.2
-idna==3.11
-Jinja2==3.1.6
-kiwisolver==1.4.9
-librt==0.8.1
-lightning==2.6.1
-lightning-utilities==0.15.2
-lmdb==1.7.5
-MarkupSafe==3.0.3
-matplotlib==3.10.7
-matscipy==1.2.0
-mpmath==1.3.0
-multidict==6.7.1
-mypy==1.19.0
-mypy_extensions==1.1.0
 nequip==0.16.1
-networkx==3.6.1
-numpy==2.3.5
-nvidia-cublas-cu12==12.8.4.1
-nvidia-cuda-cupti-cu12==12.8.90
-nvidia-cuda-nvrtc-cu12==12.8.93
-nvidia-cuda-runtime-cu12==12.8.90
-nvidia-cudnn-cu12==9.10.2.21
-nvidia-cufft-cu12==11.3.3.83
-nvidia-cufile-cu12==1.13.1.3
-nvidia-curand-cu12==10.3.9.90
-nvidia-cusolver-cu12==11.7.3.90
-nvidia-cusparse-cu12==12.5.8.93
-nvidia-cusparselt-cu12==0.7.1
-nvidia-nccl-cu12==2.27.5
-nvidia-nvjitlink-cu12==12.8.93
-nvidia-nvshmem-cu12==3.4.5
-nvidia-nvtx-cu12==12.8.90
-omegaconf==2.3.0
-opt-einsum-fx==0.1.4
-opt_einsum==3.4.0
-packaging==26.0
-pathspec==1.0.4
-pillow==12.2.0
-propcache==0.4.1
-pyparsing==3.3.2
-python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
-pytorch-lightning==2.6.1
-PyYAML==6.0.3
-requests==2.33.0
-scipy==1.17.0
-setuptools==82.0.0
-six==1.17.0
-sympy==1.14.0
 torch==2.10.0
-torchmetrics==1.8.2
-tqdm==4.67.3
-triton==3.6.0
-types-requests==2.32.4.20250913
-typing_extensions==4.15.0
-urllib3==2.6.3
-yarl==1.22.0
 
 
 #EOF