diff --git a/.kokoro/github/ubuntu/gpu/build.sh b/.kokoro/github/ubuntu/gpu/build.sh
index 87cd206495..b8d47dbe9c 100644
--- a/.kokoro/github/ubuntu/gpu/build.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/github/ubuntu/gpu/build.sh
@@ -14,11 +14,8 @@ if [[ -z "${KAGGLE_USERNAME}" ]]; then
 fi
 
 set -x
-
 cd "${KOKORO_ROOT}/"
 
-sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.9 1
-
 PYTHON_BINARY="/usr/bin/python3.9"
 
 "${PYTHON_BINARY}" -m venv venv