diff --git a/tools/bazelify_tests/build_defs.bzl b/tools/bazelify_tests/build_defs.bzl
index 4a4662a72a5..c8b936e06c5 100644
--- a/tools/bazelify_tests/build_defs.bzl
+++ b/tools/bazelify_tests/build_defs.bzl
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def _dockerized_sh_test(name, srcs = [], args = [], data = [], size = "medium",
         **test_args
     )
 
-def _dockerized_genrule(name, cmd, outs, srcs = [], timeout = None, tags = [], exec_compatible_with = [], flaky = None, docker_image_version = None, docker_run_as_root = False):
+def _dockerized_genrule(name, cmd, outs, srcs = [], tags = [], exec_compatible_with = [], docker_image_version = None, docker_run_as_root = False):
     """Runs genrule under docker either via RBE or via docker sandbox."""
     if docker_image_version:
         image_spec = DOCKERIMAGE_CURRENT_VERSIONS.get(docker_image_version, None)
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ def _dockerized_genrule(name, cmd, outs, srcs = [], timeout = None, tags = [], e
         "cmd": cmd,
         "srcs": srcs,
         "tags": tags,
-        "flaky": flaky,
-        "timeout": timeout,
         "exec_compatible_with": exec_compatible_with,
         "exec_properties": exec_properties,
         "outs": outs,
@@ -292,7 +290,7 @@ def grpc_build_artifact_task(name, timeout = None, artifact_deps = [], tags = []
         cmd = cmd + " $(location " + dep_archive_name + ")"
         genrule_srcs.append(dep_archive_name)
 
-    _dockerized_genrule(name = name, cmd = cmd, outs = genrule_outs, srcs = genrule_srcs, timeout = timeout, tags = tags, exec_compatible_with = exec_compatible_with, flaky = flaky, docker_image_version = docker_image_version, docker_run_as_root = False)
+    _dockerized_genrule(name = name, cmd = cmd, outs = genrule_outs, srcs = genrule_srcs, tags = tags, exec_compatible_with = exec_compatible_with, docker_image_version = docker_image_version, docker_run_as_root = False)
 
     # The genrule above always succeeds (even if the underlying build fails), so that we can create rules that depend
     # on multiple artifact builds (of which some can fail). The actual build status (exitcode) and the log of the build
diff --git a/tools/bazelify_tests/test/bazel_distribtests.bzl b/tools/bazelify_tests/test/bazel_distribtests.bzl
index 7098fc2e461..3a6639750fd 100644
--- a/tools/bazelify_tests/test/bazel_distribtests.bzl
+++ b/tools/bazelify_tests/test/bazel_distribtests.bzl
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ def generate_bazel_distribtests(name):
 
     for bazel_version in SUPPORTED_BAZEL_VERSIONS:
         for shard_name in _TEST_SHARDS:
+            # TODO(https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/35391): Fix bazel 7 + distribtest_python test
+            if bazel_version.startswith("7") and shard_name == "distribtest_python":
+                continue
             test_name = "bazel_distribtest_%s_%s" % (bazel_version, shard_name)
             grpc_run_bazel_distribtest_test(
                 name = test_name,