diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/run_tests_python_deps_venv.include b/templates/tools/dockerfile/run_tests_python_deps_venv.include
index 920cc7ca2d6..864c26bf526 100644
--- a/templates/tools/dockerfile/run_tests_python_deps_venv.include
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/run_tests_python_deps_venv.include
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ RUN echo "source $PYTHON_ENV/bin/activate" >> ~/.bashrc
 # but since our python2 usage is deprecated, we should get rid of it.
 RUN /bin/bash -c "source $PYTHON_ENV/bin/activate && \
   python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip==19.3.1 && \
-  python3 -m pip install six==1.16.0 && \
-  python3 -m pip install --upgrade google-auth==1.23.0 google-api-python-client==1.12.8 oauth2client==4.1.0"
-
+  python3 -m pip install six==1.16.0"
 
 <%include file="./gcp_api_libraries_venv.include"/>
diff --git a/tools/bazelify_tests/dockerimage_current_versions.bzl b/tools/bazelify_tests/dockerimage_current_versions.bzl
index 90306784754..c91b2655ada 100644
--- a/tools/bazelify_tests/dockerimage_current_versions.bzl
+++ b/tools/bazelify_tests/dockerimage_current_versions.bzl
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ DOCKERIMAGE_CURRENT_VERSIONS = {
     "tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.16.current_version": "docker://us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/grpc_interop_go1.16@sha256:3767f47c9d06584c6c07b7ab536e13f3e87550330e6c2652ad288d3a72b0de23",
     "tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.19.current_version": "docker://us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/grpc_interop_go1.19@sha256:889e7ff34399a5e16af87940d1eaa239e56da307f7faca3f8f1d28379c2e3df3",
     "tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.8.current_version": "docker://us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/grpc_interop_go1.8@sha256:7830a301b37539252c592b9cd7fa30a6142d0afc717a05fc8d2b82c74fb45efe",
-    "tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.x.current_version": "docker://us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/grpc_interop_go1.x@sha256:c1d1babd31ea7e635aa68d56803212f9e0091ff628288c18dc86d890f837303a",
+    "tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.x.current_version": "docker://us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/grpc_interop_go1.x@sha256:9d02b61552a93770ebb022f588daf9acd1088d29197fe120e0b082ede73f4584",
     "tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_http2.current_version": "docker://us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/grpc_interop_http2@sha256:e3f247d8038374848fadf7215b841e3575c0b2a4217feb503a79b8004b164c5a",
     "tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_java.current_version": "docker://us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/grpc_interop_java@sha256:6c0319bbbf77d6c198f61adf92d205efd33cbd2cccaf914a1af8f2dcb61b16a1",
     "tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_node.current_version": "docker://us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/grpc_interop_node@sha256:549a7683cc024fb7ffee807eaa8acb6c2d5a5dd0184a2590f91852804eea39a4",
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.x.current_version b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.x.current_version
index 1437c2993ad..99a32701de6 100644
--- a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.x.current_version
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.x.current_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/grpc_interop_go1.x:9740f2234d8c996def3f0e09791328c39dac0ab1@sha256:c1d1babd31ea7e635aa68d56803212f9e0091ff628288c18dc86d890f837303a
\ No newline at end of file
+us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/grpc_interop_go1.x:9a524415365a73162b7f463bf0409ca04f64a73c@sha256:9d02b61552a93770ebb022f588daf9acd1088d29197fe120e0b082ede73f4584
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.x/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.x/Dockerfile
index d7b5ba18533..8aa291f0173 100644
--- a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.x/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.x/Dockerfile
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ RUN echo "source $PYTHON_ENV/bin/activate" >> ~/.bashrc
 # use pinned version of pip to avoid sudden breakages
 # TODO(#36814): currently six is needed for tools/run_tests scripts
 # but since our python2 usage is deprecated, we should get rid of it.
-RUN /bin/bash -c "source $PYTHON_ENV/bin/activate &&   python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip==19.3.1 &&   python3 -m pip install six==1.16.0 &&   python3 -m pip install --upgrade google-auth==1.23.0 google-api-python-client==1.12.8 oauth2client==4.1.0"
-
+RUN /bin/bash -c "source $PYTHON_ENV/bin/activate &&   python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip==19.3.1 &&   python3 -m pip install six==1.16.0"
 
 # Install Google Cloud Platform API libraries
 # These are needed for uploading test results to BigQuery (e.g. by tools/run_tests scripts)