diff --git a/pavelib/tests.py b/pavelib/tests.py
index b6e2a7bccd..ce845bc914 100644
--- a/pavelib/tests.py
+++ b/pavelib/tests.py
@@ -193,9 +193,6 @@ def coverage(options):
         diff_html_path = os.path.join(Env.REPORT_DIR, 'diff_coverage_combined.html')
 
         # Generate the diff coverage reports (HTML and console)
-
-        sh("diff-cover {xml_report_str}".format(xml_report_str=xml_report_str))
-
         sh(
             "diff-cover {xml_report_str} --compare-branch={compare_branch} "
             "--html-report {diff_html_path}".format(
@@ -205,12 +202,4 @@ def coverage(options):
             )
         )
 
-        sh(
-            "diff-cover {xml_report_str} --compare-branch="
-            "{compare_branch}".format(
-                xml_report_str=xml_report_str,
-                compare_branch=compare_branch,
-            )
-        )
-
         print("\n")
diff --git a/requirements/edx/github.txt b/requirements/edx/github.txt
index 27a189a263..447e0aef2f 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/github.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/github.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # Our libraries:
 -e git+https://github.com/edx/XBlock.git@fc5fea25c973ec66d8db63cf69a817ce624f5ef5#egg=XBlock
 -e git+https://github.com/edx/codejail.git@71f5c5616e2a73ae8cecd1ff2362774a773d3665#egg=codejail
--e git+https://github.com/edx/diff-cover.git@v0.4.1#egg=diff_cover
+-e git+https://github.com/edx/diff-cover.git@v0.5.0#egg=diff_cover
 -e git+https://github.com/edx/js-test-tool.git@v0.1.5#egg=js_test_tool
 -e git+https://github.com/edx/django-waffle.git@823a102e48#egg=django-waffle
 -e git+https://github.com/edx/event-tracking.git@0.1.0#egg=event-tracking