diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/python_build_interop.sh.include b/templates/tools/dockerfile/python_build_interop.sh.include
index 4b3503a1cd4..56b9af50a79 100644
--- a/templates/tools/dockerfile/python_build_interop.sh.include
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/python_build_interop.sh.include
@@ -28,5 +28,4 @@ cp -r /var/local/jenkins/service_account $HOME || true
 
 cd /var/local/git/grpc
 
-# interop tests only run using python3.9 currently (and python build is slow)
-tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -l python --compiler python3.9 -c opt --build_only
+tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -l python --compiler python3 -c opt --build_only
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_python/build_interop.sh b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_python/build_interop.sh
index c6818285b57..5bb3e292f78 100755
--- a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_python/build_interop.sh
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_python/build_interop.sh
@@ -28,5 +28,4 @@ cp -r /var/local/jenkins/service_account $HOME || true
 
 cd /var/local/git/grpc
 
-# interop tests only run using python3.9 currently (and python build is slow)
-tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -l python --compiler python3.9 -c opt --build_only
+tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -l python --compiler python3 -c opt --build_only
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_pythonasyncio/build_interop.sh b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_pythonasyncio/build_interop.sh
index c6818285b57..5bb3e292f78 100755
--- a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_pythonasyncio/build_interop.sh
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_pythonasyncio/build_interop.sh
@@ -28,5 +28,4 @@ cp -r /var/local/jenkins/service_account $HOME || true
 
 cd /var/local/git/grpc
 
-# interop tests only run using python3.9 currently (and python build is slow)
-tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -l python --compiler python3.9 -c opt --build_only
+tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -l python --compiler python3 -c opt --build_only