diff --git a/notebooks/community/model_garden/model_garden_keras_yolov8.ipynb b/notebooks/community/model_garden/model_garden_keras_yolov8.ipynb
index 131922b7c..49772c04e 100644
--- a/notebooks/community/model_garden/model_garden_keras_yolov8.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/community/model_garden/model_garden_keras_yolov8.ipynb
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@
         "    \"DEPLOY_SOURCE\": \"notebook\",\n",
         "}\n",
         "\n",
-        "model = aiplatform.Model.upload(\n",
+        "models[\"yolov8\"] = aiplatform.Model.upload(\n",
         "    display_name=upload_job_name,\n",
         "    artifact_uri=model_dir,\n",
         "    serving_container_image_uri=SERVING_CONTAINER_URI,\n",
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
         "\n",
         "deploy_model_name = common_util.get_job_name_with_datetime(\"deploy_yolov8\")\n",
         "\n",
-        "endpoint = model.deploy(\n",
+        "endpoints[\"yolov8\"] = models[\"yolov8\"].deploy(\n",
         "    deployed_model_display_name=deploy_model_name,\n",
         "    machine_type=\"n1-standard-4\",\n",
         "    traffic_split={\"0\": 100},\n",
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@
         ")\n",
         "\n",
         "\n",
-        "endpoint_id = endpoint.name\n",
+        "endpoint_id = endpoints[\"yolov8\"].name\n",
         "print(\"The endpoint id is: \", endpoint_id)"
       ]
     },
diff --git a/notebooks/community/model_garden/model_garden_mediapipe_object_detection.ipynb b/notebooks/community/model_garden/model_garden_mediapipe_object_detection.ipynb
index 0ec1befc4..812f3694a 100644
--- a/notebooks/community/model_garden/model_garden_mediapipe_object_detection.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/community/model_garden/model_garden_mediapipe_object_detection.ipynb
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@
         "\n",
         "REGION = \"\"  # @param {type:\"string\"}\n",
         "\n",
-        "! pip3 install --upgrade pip\n",
         "! git clone https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/vertex-ai-samples.git\n",
         "\n",
         "import datetime\n",