diff --git a/bazel/test/python_test_repo/WORKSPACE b/bazel/test/python_test_repo/WORKSPACE
index 69d34ac933c..29bec643f96 100644
--- a/bazel/test/python_test_repo/WORKSPACE
+++ b/bazel/test/python_test_repo/WORKSPACE
@@ -8,3 +8,9 @@ grpc_deps()
 
 load("@com_github_grpc_grpc//bazel:grpc_python_deps.bzl", "grpc_python_deps")
 grpc_python_deps()
+
+
+# TODO(https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/19835): Remove.
+load("@upb//bazel:workspace_deps.bzl", "upb_deps")
+upb_deps()
+