diff --git a/ui/build/path.go b/ui/build/path.go
index 075bf2eb7..cc1d7e9c2 100644
--- a/ui/build/path.go
+++ b/ui/build/path.go
@@ -125,15 +125,6 @@ func SetupLitePath(ctx Context, config Config, tmpDir string) {
 	prebuiltsPath, _ := filepath.Abs("prebuilts/build-tools/path/" + runtime.GOOS + "-x86")
 	myPath = prebuiltsPath + string(os.PathListSeparator) + myPath
 
-	if value, _ := config.Environment().Get("BUILD_BROKEN_PYTHON_IS_PYTHON2"); value == "true" {
-		py2Path, _ := filepath.Abs("prebuilts/build-tools/path/" + runtime.GOOS + "-x86/py2")
-		if info, err := os.Stat(py2Path); err == nil && info.IsDir() {
-			myPath = py2Path + string(os.PathListSeparator) + myPath
-		}
-	} else if value != "" {
-		ctx.Fatalf("BUILD_BROKEN_PYTHON_IS_PYTHON2 can only be set to 'true' or an empty string, but got %s\n", value)
-	}
-
 	// Set $PATH to be the directories containing the host tool symlinks, and
 	// the prebuilts directory for the current host OS.
 	config.Environment().Set("PATH", myPath)
@@ -270,15 +261,6 @@ func SetupPath(ctx Context, config Config) {
 	prebuiltsPath, _ := filepath.Abs("prebuilts/build-tools/path/" + runtime.GOOS + "-x86")
 	myPath = prebuiltsPath + string(os.PathListSeparator) + myPath
 
-	if value, _ := config.Environment().Get("BUILD_BROKEN_PYTHON_IS_PYTHON2"); value == "true" {
-		py2Path, _ := filepath.Abs("prebuilts/build-tools/path/" + runtime.GOOS + "-x86/py2")
-		if info, err := os.Stat(py2Path); err == nil && info.IsDir() {
-			myPath = py2Path + string(os.PathListSeparator) + myPath
-		}
-	} else if value != "" {
-		ctx.Fatalf("BUILD_BROKEN_PYTHON_IS_PYTHON2 can only be set to 'true' or an empty string, but got %s\n", value)
-	}
-
 	// Replace the $PATH variable with the path_interposer symlinks, and
 	// checked-in prebuilts.
 	config.Environment().Set("PATH", myPath)