1diff --git a/bazel/python_dependencies.bzl b/bazel/python_dependencies.bzl
2index d9dfb14a9b..b8e92452a7 100644
3--- a/bazel/python_dependencies.bzl
4+++ b/bazel/python_dependencies.bzl
5@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
6 load("@rules_python//python:pip.bzl", "pip_install", "pip_parse")
7-load("@python3_10//:defs.bzl", "interpreter")
8
9 def envoy_python_dependencies():
10 pip_parse(
11 name = "base_pip3",
12- python_interpreter_target = interpreter,
13 requirements_lock = "@envoy//tools/base:requirements.txt",
14 extra_pip_args = ["--require-hashes"],
15 )
16@@ -12,14 +10,12 @@ def envoy_python_dependencies():
17 # These need to use `pip_install`
18 pip_install(
19 # Note: dev requirements do *not* check hashes
20- python_interpreter_target = interpreter,
21 name = "dev_pip3",
22 requirements = "@envoy//tools/dev:requirements.txt",
23 )
24
25 pip_install(
26 name = "fuzzing_pip3",
27- python_interpreter_target = interpreter,
28 requirements = "@rules_fuzzing//fuzzing:requirements.txt",
29 extra_pip_args = ["--require-hashes"],
30 )
31diff --git a/bazel/repositories_extra.bzl b/bazel/repositories_extra.bzl
32index 885b41dec6..ac5605eb30 100644
33--- a/bazel/repositories_extra.bzl
34+++ b/bazel/repositories_extra.bzl
35@@ -1,22 +1,12 @@
36 load("@emsdk//:deps.bzl", emsdk_deps = "deps")
37-load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "python_register_toolchains")
38 load("@proxy_wasm_cpp_host//bazel/cargo/wasmtime:crates.bzl", "wasmtime_fetch_remote_crates")
39 load("//bazel/external/cargo:crates.bzl", "raze_fetch_remote_crates")
40 load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:repositories.bzl", "aspect_bazel_lib_dependencies")
41
42-# Python version for `rules_python`
43-PYTHON_VERSION = "3.10.2"
44-
45 # Envoy deps that rely on a first stage of dependency loading in envoy_dependencies().
46-def envoy_dependencies_extra(python_version = PYTHON_VERSION):
47+def envoy_dependencies_extra():
48 emsdk_deps()
49 raze_fetch_remote_crates()
50 wasmtime_fetch_remote_crates()
51
52- # Registers underscored Python minor version - eg `python3_10`
53- python_register_toolchains(
54- name = "python%s" % ("_".join(python_version.split(".")[:-1])),
55- python_version = python_version,
56- )
57-
58 aspect_bazel_lib_dependencies()