diff --git a/.kokoro/docker/docs/Dockerfile b/.kokoro/docker/docs/Dockerfile
index d6e7fc0a2..e5410e296 100644
--- a/.kokoro/docker/docs/Dockerfile
+++ b/.kokoro/docker/docs/Dockerfile
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ RUN make altinstall
 
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin/python3.10:$PATH
 
-# Update the python3 symlink
-RUN rm /usr/bin/python3 && \
-    ln -s /usr/local/bin/python3.10 /usr/bin/python3
-
 ###################### Install pip
 RUN wget -O /tmp/get-pip.py 'https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py' \
   && python3.10 /tmp/get-pip.py \