diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 5d772805c8d..bc50666dddd 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -81,15 +81,9 @@ rbe_autoconfig(
     ),
 )
 
-load("@io_bazel_rules_python//python:pip.bzl", "pip_import", "pip_repositories")
+load("@io_bazel_rules_python//python:pip.bzl", "pip_install")
 
-pip_import(
+pip_install(
     name = "grpc_python_dependencies",
     requirements = "@com_github_grpc_grpc//:requirements.bazel.txt",
 )
-
-load("@grpc_python_dependencies//:requirements.bzl", "pip_install")
-
-pip_repositories()
-
-pip_install()