diff --git a/bazel/python_dependencies.bzl b/bazel/python_dependencies.bzl
index d9dfb14a9b..b8e92452a7 100644
--- a/bazel/python_dependencies.bzl
+++ b/bazel/python_dependencies.bzl
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 load("@rules_python//python:pip.bzl", "pip_install", "pip_parse")
-load("@python3_10//:defs.bzl", "interpreter")
 
 def envoy_python_dependencies():
     pip_parse(
         name = "base_pip3",
-        python_interpreter_target = interpreter,
         requirements_lock = "@envoy//tools/base:requirements.txt",
         extra_pip_args = ["--require-hashes"],
     )
@@ -12,14 +10,12 @@ def envoy_python_dependencies():
     # These need to use `pip_install`
     pip_install(
         # Note: dev requirements do *not* check hashes
-        python_interpreter_target = interpreter,
         name = "dev_pip3",
         requirements = "@envoy//tools/dev:requirements.txt",
     )
 
     pip_install(
         name = "fuzzing_pip3",
-        python_interpreter_target = interpreter,
         requirements = "@rules_fuzzing//fuzzing:requirements.txt",
         extra_pip_args = ["--require-hashes"],
     )
diff --git a/bazel/repositories_extra.bzl b/bazel/repositories_extra.bzl
index 885b41dec6..ac5605eb30 100644
--- a/bazel/repositories_extra.bzl
+++ b/bazel/repositories_extra.bzl
@@ -1,22 +1,12 @@
 load("@emsdk//:deps.bzl", emsdk_deps = "deps")
-load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "python_register_toolchains")
 load("@proxy_wasm_cpp_host//bazel/cargo/wasmtime:crates.bzl", "wasmtime_fetch_remote_crates")
 load("//bazel/external/cargo:crates.bzl", "raze_fetch_remote_crates")
 load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:repositories.bzl", "aspect_bazel_lib_dependencies")
 
-# Python version for `rules_python`
-PYTHON_VERSION = "3.10.2"
-
 # Envoy deps that rely on a first stage of dependency loading in envoy_dependencies().
-def envoy_dependencies_extra(python_version = PYTHON_VERSION):
+def envoy_dependencies_extra():
     emsdk_deps()
     raze_fetch_remote_crates()
     wasmtime_fetch_remote_crates()
 
-    # Registers underscored Python minor version - eg `python3_10`
-    python_register_toolchains(
-        name = "python%s" % ("_".join(python_version.split(".")[:-1])),
-        python_version = python_version,
-    )
-
     aspect_bazel_lib_dependencies()