diff --git a/build_library/base_image_util.sh b/build_library/base_image_util.sh
index d152d70..ef44879 100755
--- a/build_library/base_image_util.sh
+++ b/build_library/base_image_util.sh
@@ -358,12 +358,6 @@
     fi
   done
 
-  # If Python is installed in the rootfs, make sure the latest is the default.
-  # If we have multiple versions, there's no guarantee as to which was selected.
-  if [[ -e "${root_fs_dir}/usr/bin/python" ]]; then
-    sudo env ROOT="${root_fs_dir}" eselect python update
-  fi
-
   # Set /etc/lsb-release on the image.
   local official_flag=
   if [[ "${CHROMEOS_OFFICIAL:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
diff --git a/build_library/dev_image_util.sh b/build_library/dev_image_util.sh
index 57c17e6..06d1d56 100755
--- a/build_library/dev_image_util.sh
+++ b/build_library/dev_image_util.sh
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@
   # Install developer packages.
   emerge_to_image --root="${root_dev_dir}" virtual/target-os-dev
 
-  # If Python is installed in the dev image, make sure the latest is the
-  # default.  If we have multiple versions, there's no guarantee as to which
-  # was selected.
-  if [[ -e "${root_dev_dir}/usr/bin/python" ]]; then
-    sudo env ROOT="${root_dev_dir}" eselect python update
-  fi
-
   # Run depmod to recalculate the kernel module dependencies.
   run_depmod "${BOARD_ROOT}" "${root_fs_dir}"