diff --git a/python/mrc/_pymrc/src/subscriber.cpp b/python/mrc/_pymrc/src/subscriber.cpp
index 35f795175..3fc064f8e 100644
--- a/python/mrc/_pymrc/src/subscriber.cpp
+++ b/python/mrc/_pymrc/src/subscriber.cpp
@@ -128,12 +128,6 @@ PySubscription ObservableProxy::subscribe(PyObjectObservable* self, PyObjectSubs
     return self->subscribe(subscriber);
 }
 
-template <typename... OpsT>
-PyObjectObservable pipe_ops(const PyObjectObservable* self, OpsT&&... ops)
-{
-    return (*self | ... | ops);
-}
-
 PyObjectObservable ObservableProxy::pipe(const PyObjectObservable* self, py::args args)
 {
     std::vector<PyObjectOperateFn> operators;
@@ -150,66 +144,19 @@ PyObjectObservable ObservableProxy::pipe(const PyObjectObservable* self, py::arg
         operators.emplace_back(op.get_operate_fn());
     }
 
-    switch (operators.size())
+    if (operators.empty())
+    {
+        throw std::runtime_error("pipe() must be given at least one argument");
+    }
+
+    auto result = *self | operators[0];
+
+    for (auto i = 1; i < operators.size(); i++)
     {
-    case 1:
-        return pipe_ops(self, operators[0]);
-    case 2:
-        return pipe_ops(self, operators[0], operators[1]);
-    case 3:
-        return pipe_ops(self, operators[0], operators[1], operators[2]);
-    case 4:
-        return pipe_ops(self, operators[0], operators[1], operators[2], operators[3]);
-    case 5:
-        return pipe_ops(self, operators[0], operators[1], operators[2], operators[3], operators[4]);
-    case 6:
-        return pipe_ops(self, operators[0], operators[1], operators[2], operators[3], operators[4], operators[5]);
-    case 7:
-        return pipe_ops(self,
-                        operators[0],
-                        operators[1],
-                        operators[2],
-                        operators[3],
-                        operators[4],
-                        operators[5],
-                        operators[6]);
-    case 8:
-        return pipe_ops(self,
-                        operators[0],
-                        operators[1],
-                        operators[2],
-                        operators[3],
-                        operators[4],
-                        operators[5],
-                        operators[6],
-                        operators[7]);
-    case 9:
-        return pipe_ops(self,
-                        operators[0],
-                        operators[1],
-                        operators[2],
-                        operators[3],
-                        operators[4],
-                        operators[5],
-                        operators[6],
-                        operators[7],
-                        operators[8]);
-    case 10:
-        return pipe_ops(self,
-                        operators[0],
-                        operators[1],
-                        operators[2],
-                        operators[3],
-                        operators[4],
-                        operators[5],
-                        operators[6],
-                        operators[7],
-                        operators[8],
-                        operators[9]);
-    default:
-        // Not supported error
-        throw std::runtime_error("pipe() only supports up 10 arguments. Please use another pipe() to use more");
+        result = result | operators[i];
     }
+
+    return result;
 }
 
 }  // namespace mrc::pymrc