diff --git a/backend/python/nemo/install.sh b/backend/python/nemo/install.sh
index 71c9e79a9..bb7faeef4 100755
--- a/backend/python/nemo/install.sh
+++ b/backend/python/nemo/install.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,4 @@ if [ "x${BUILD_PROFILE}" == "xintel" ]; then
     EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --upgrade --index-strategy=unsafe-first-match"
 fi
 
-PYTHON_VERSION="3.12"
-PYTHON_PATCH="12"
-PY_STANDALONE_TAG="20251120"
-
 installRequirements
diff --git a/backend/python/nemo/requirements.txt b/backend/python/nemo/requirements.txt
index 9ce0da738..f18110b3f 100644
--- a/backend/python/nemo/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/python/nemo/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ protobuf
 certifi
 packaging==24.1
 setuptools
+pyarrow==20.0.0