diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/insecure/channel_create.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/insecure/channel_create.c
index 9c8505ddfa9..ad674b8eb47 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/insecure/channel_create.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/insecure/channel_create.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ grpc_channel *grpc_insecure_channel_create(const char *target,
                                            void *reserved) {
   grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
   GRPC_API_TRACE(
-      "grpc_insecure_channel_create(target=%p, args=%p, reserved=%p)", 3,
+      "grpc_insecure_channel_create(target=%s, args=%p, reserved=%p)", 3,
       (target, args, reserved));
   GPR_ASSERT(reserved == NULL);
   // Add channel arg containing the client channel factory.
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c
index 3c5216e1040..23a55fa9bd9 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ void grpc_chttp2_add_incoming_goaway(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   t->seen_goaway = 1;
 
   /* When a client receives a GOAWAY with error code ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM and debug
-   * data equal to “too_many_pings”, it should log the occurrence at a log level
+   * data equal to "too_many_pings", it should log the occurrence at a log level
    * that is enabled by default and double the configured KEEPALIVE_TIME used
    * for new connections on that channel. */
   if (t->is_client && goaway_error == GRPC_HTTP2_ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM &&
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h
index 733e9900ef1..1f87206114b 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ void grpc_chttp2_ack_ping(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_chttp2_transport *t,
 /** Add a new ping strike to ping_recv_state.ping_strikes. If
     ping_recv_state.ping_strikes > ping_policy.max_ping_strikes, it sends GOAWAY
     with error code ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM and additional debug data resembling
-    “too_many_pings” followed by immediately closing the connection. */
+    "too_many_pings" followed by immediately closing the connection. */
 void grpc_chttp2_add_ping_strike(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                  grpc_chttp2_transport *t);
 
diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_wheezy_x64/Dockerfile.template b/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_wheezy_x64/Dockerfile.template
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d74f4c8d16..00000000000
--- a/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_wheezy_x64/Dockerfile.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-%YAML 1.2
---- |
-  # Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
-  # All rights reserved.
-  #
-  # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-  # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
-  # met:
-  #
-  #     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-  # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-  #     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
-  # copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
-  # in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
-  # distribution.
-  #     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
-  # contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
-  # this software without specific prior written permission.
-  #
-  # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-  # "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-  # LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-  # A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
-  # OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-  # SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-  # LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
-  # DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
-  # THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-  # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-  # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-  FROM debian:wheezy
-
-  <%include file="../../apt_get_basic.include"/>
-  <%include file="../../gcp_api_libraries.include"/>
-  <%include file="../../python_deps.include"/>
-  <%include file="../../cxx_deps.include"/>
-
-  RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ${'\\'}
-    gcc-4.4 ${'\\'}
-    gcc-4.4-multilib ${'\\'}
-    g++-4.4 ${'\\'}
-    g++-4.4-multilib
-
-  # set up backport to allow installation of Git version > 1.7
-  RUN echo "deb http://http.debian.net/debian wheezy-backports main" \
-    >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/wheezy-backports.list
-  RUN apt-get update -qq
-  RUN apt-get -t wheezy-backports install -qq git
-  
-  RUN wget ${openssl_fallback.base_uri + openssl_fallback.tarball}
-
-  ENV POST_GIT_STEP tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_wheezy_x64/post-git-setup.sh
-
-  <%include file="../../run_tests_addons.include"/>
-  # Define the default command.
-  CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_wheezy_x64/post-git-setup.sh.template b/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_wheezy_x64/post-git-setup.sh.template
deleted file mode 100644
index b8851017484..00000000000
--- a/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_wheezy_x64/post-git-setup.sh.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-%YAML 1.2
---- |
-  #!/bin/bash
-  # Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
-  # All rights reserved.
-  #
-  # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-  # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
-  # met:
-  #
-  #     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-  # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-  #     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
-  # copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
-  # in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
-  # distribution.
-  #     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
-  # contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
-  # this software without specific prior written permission.
-  #
-  # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-  # "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-  # LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-  # A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
-  # OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-  # SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-  # LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
-  # DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
-  # THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-  # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-  # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-  set -ex
-
-  cd /var/local/git/grpc
-  cp /${openssl_fallback.tarball} third_party
-  ./tools/openssl/use_openssl.sh
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_wheezy_x64/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_wheezy_x64/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 1848e5e5c89..00000000000
--- a/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_wheezy_x64/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
-# met:
-#
-#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
-# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
-# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
-# distribution.
-#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
-# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
-# this software without specific prior written permission.
-#
-# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
-# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
-# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
-# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-FROM debian:wheezy
-
-# Install Git and basic packages.
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-  autoconf \
-  autotools-dev \
-  build-essential \
-  bzip2 \
-  ccache \
-  curl \
-  gcc \
-  gcc-multilib \
-  git \
-  golang \
-  gyp \
-  lcov \
-  libc6 \
-  libc6-dbg \
-  libc6-dev \
-  libgtest-dev \
-  libtool \
-  make \
-  perl \
-  strace \
-  python-dev \
-  python-setuptools \
-  python-yaml \
-  telnet \
-  unzip \
-  wget \
-  zip && apt-get clean
-
-#================
-# Build profiling
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y time && apt-get clean
-
-# Google Cloud platform API libraries
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y python-pip && apt-get clean
-RUN pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client
-
-#====================
-# Python dependencies
-
-# Install dependencies
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    python-all-dev \
-    python3-all-dev \
-    python-pip
-
-# Install Python packages from PyPI
-RUN pip install pip --upgrade
-RUN pip install virtualenv
-RUN pip install futures==2.2.0 enum34==1.0.4 protobuf==3.2.0 six==1.10.0
-
-#=================
-# C++ dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install libgflags-dev libgtest-dev libc++-dev clang && apt-get clean
-
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-  gcc-4.4 \
-  gcc-4.4-multilib \
-  g++-4.4 \
-  g++-4.4-multilib
-
-# set up backport to allow installation of Git version > 1.7
-RUN echo "deb http://http.debian.net/debian wheezy-backports main"   >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/wheezy-backports.list
-RUN apt-get update -qq
-RUN apt-get -t wheezy-backports install -qq git
-
-RUN wget https://openssl.org/source/old/1.0.2/openssl-1.0.2f.tar.gz
-
-ENV POST_GIT_STEP tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_wheezy_x64/post-git-setup.sh
-
-# Prepare ccache
-RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/gcc
-RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/g++
-RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/cc
-RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/c++
-RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/clang
-RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/clang++
-
-
-RUN mkdir /var/local/jenkins
-
-# Define the default command.
-CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_wheezy_x64/post-git-setup.sh b/tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_linux_rc
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 84%
rename from tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_wheezy_x64/post-git-setup.sh
rename to tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_linux_rc
index dfde93b1bd2..c8cb5a0c40f
--- a/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_wheezy_x64/post-git-setup.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_linux_rc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-set -ex
+# Source this rc script to prepare the environment for linux builds
 
-cd /var/local/git/grpc
-cp /openssl-1.0.2f.tar.gz third_party
-./tools/openssl/use_openssl.sh
+# Need to increase open files limit for c tests
+ulimit -n 32768
+
+# Download Docker images from DockerHub
+export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
+
+git submodule update --init
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_interop_badserver_java.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_interop_badserver_java.sh
index c309c623e0b..02d7b9d4316 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_interop_badserver_java.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_interop_badserver_java.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 # Enter the gRPC repo root
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
 
-git submodule update --init
+source tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_linux_rc
 
 tools/run_tests/run_interop_tests.py -l java --use_docker --http2_server_interop $@
 
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_interop_badserver_python.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_interop_badserver_python.sh
index c3bb92f33da..3ceb181d904 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_interop_badserver_python.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_interop_badserver_python.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 # Enter the gRPC repo root
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
 
-git submodule update --init
+source tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_linux_rc
 
 tools/run_tests/run_interop_tests.py -l python --use_docker --http2_server_interop $@
 
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_interop_tocloud.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_interop_tocloud.sh
index 572001d9441..a3067e70e67 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_interop_tocloud.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_interop_tocloud.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 # Enter the gRPC repo root
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
 
-git submodule update --init
+source tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_linux_rc
 
 tools/run_tests/run_interop_tests.py -l all -s all --use_docker --http2_interop -t -j 12 $@
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_master.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_master.sh
index bd22dd069c2..d3c89bfa071 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_master.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_master.sh
@@ -33,18 +33,6 @@ set -ex
 # change to grpc repo root
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
 
-# TODO(jtattermusch): get rid of the system inspection eventually
-nproc || true
-lsb_release -dc || true
-gcc --version || true
-clang --version || true
-docker --version || true
+source tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_linux_rc
 
-# Need to increase open files limit for c tests
-ulimit -n 32768
-
-git submodule update --init
-
-# download docker images from dockerhub
-export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
 tools/run_tests/run_tests_matrix.py -f basictests linux --inner_jobs 16 -j 1 --internal_ci
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_portability.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_portability.sh
index 6c55ed71cbb..64959c793f3 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_portability.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_portability.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ set -ex
 # change to grpc repo root
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
 
-git submodule update --init
+source tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_linux_rc
 
-# download docker images from dockerhub
-export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
 tools/run_tests/run_tests_matrix.py -f portability linux --inner_jobs 16 -j 1 --internal_ci
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_portability_build_only.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_portability_build_only.sh
index 787f0302c08..099c3f8948c 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_portability_build_only.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_portability_build_only.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ set -ex
 # change to grpc repo root
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
 
-git submodule update --init
+source tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_linux_rc
 
-# download docker images from dockerhub
-export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
 tools/run_tests/run_tests_matrix.py -f portability linux --internal_ci --build_only
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_sanity.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_sanity.sh
index fac25c75315..7166ce7d248 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_sanity.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_sanity.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ set -ex
 # change to grpc repo root
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
 
-git submodule update --init
+source tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_linux_rc
 
-# download base docker image from dockerhub
-export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
 tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -l sanity -c opt -t -x sponge_log.xml --use_docker --report_suite_name sanity_linux_opt
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_c_asan.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_c_asan.sh
index 2927ad7de48..5a61d9d5d1b 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_c_asan.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_c_asan.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ set -ex
 # change to grpc repo root
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../../..
 
-git submodule update --init
+source tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_linux_rc
 
-# download docker images from dockerhub
-export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
 tools/run_tests/run_tests_matrix.py -f c asan --inner_jobs 16 -j 1 --internal_ci
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_c_msan.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_c_msan.sh
index 3a3c850a9f2..1c3b90dce22 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_c_msan.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_c_msan.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ set -ex
 # change to grpc repo root
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../../..
 
-git submodule update --init
+source tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_linux_rc
 
-# download docker images from dockerhub
-export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
 tools/run_tests/run_tests_matrix.py -f c msan --inner_jobs 16 -j 1 --internal_ci
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_c_tsan.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_c_tsan.sh
index daebf34521e..495a004c9df 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_c_tsan.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_c_tsan.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ set -ex
 # change to grpc repo root
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../../..
 
-git submodule update --init
+source tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_linux_rc
 
-# download docker images from dockerhub
-export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
 tools/run_tests/run_tests_matrix.py -f c tsan --inner_jobs 16 -j 1 --internal_ci
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_cpp_asan.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_cpp_asan.sh
index 29f7fda74b1..99219e35159 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_cpp_asan.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_cpp_asan.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ set -ex
 # change to grpc repo root
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../../..
 
-git submodule update --init
+source tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_linux_rc
 
-# download docker images from dockerhub
-export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
 tools/run_tests/run_tests_matrix.py -f c++ asan --inner_jobs 16 -j 1 --internal_ci
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_cpp_tsan.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_cpp_tsan.sh
index 4b9291a4a00..be46af902c5 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_cpp_tsan.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/sanitizer/grpc_cpp_tsan.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ set -ex
 # change to grpc repo root
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../../..
 
-git submodule update --init
+source tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_linux_rc
 
-# download docker images from dockerhub
-export DOCKERHUB_ORGANIZATION=grpctesting
 tools/run_tests/run_tests_matrix.py -f c++ tsan --inner_jobs 16 -j 1 --internal_ci
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_docker_and_run_tests.sh b/tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_docker_and_run_tests.sh
index 731bb02d214..79287454c93 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_docker_and_run_tests.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_docker_and_run_tests.sh
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ docker run \
   -e "BUILD_URL=$BUILD_URL" \
   -e "JOB_BASE_NAME=$JOB_BASE_NAME" \
   -i $TTY_FLAG \
+  --sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0 \
   -v ~/.config/gcloud:/root/.config/gcloud \
   -v "$git_root:$docker_instance_git_root" \
   -v /tmp/ccache:/tmp/ccache \
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
index 22891c5c982..27e282285cb 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
@@ -390,10 +390,6 @@ class CLanguage(object):
 
     if compiler == 'gcc4.9' or compiler == 'default':
       return ('jessie', [])
-    elif compiler == 'gcc4.4':
-      return ('wheezy', self._gcc_make_options(version_suffix='-4.4'))
-    elif compiler == 'gcc4.6':
-      return ('wheezy', self._gcc_make_options(version_suffix='-4.6'))
     elif compiler == 'gcc4.8':
       return ('jessie', self._gcc_make_options(version_suffix='-4.8'))
     elif compiler == 'gcc5.3':
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_tests_matrix.py b/tools/run_tests/run_tests_matrix.py
index 884d626469d..84551d93948 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_tests_matrix.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_tests_matrix.py
@@ -197,20 +197,9 @@ def _create_portability_test_jobs(extra_args=[], inner_jobs=_DEFAULT_INNER_JOBS)
                               inner_jobs=inner_jobs)
 
   # portability C and C++ on x64
-  for compiler in ['gcc4.4', 'gcc4.6', 'gcc5.3', 'gcc_musl',
-                   'clang3.5', 'clang3.6', 'clang3.7']:
-    test_jobs += _generate_jobs(languages=['c'],
-                                configs=['dbg'],
-                                platforms=['linux'],
-                                arch='x64',
-                                compiler=compiler,
-                                labels=['portability'],
-                                extra_args=extra_args,
-                                inner_jobs=inner_jobs)
-
   for compiler in ['gcc4.8', 'gcc5.3', 'gcc_musl',
                    'clang3.5', 'clang3.6', 'clang3.7']:
-    test_jobs += _generate_jobs(languages=['c++'],
+    test_jobs += _generate_jobs(languages=['c', 'c++'],
                                 configs=['dbg'],
                                 platforms=['linux'],
                                 arch='x64',