diff --git a/staticlibs/tests/unit/Android.bp b/staticlibs/tests/unit/Android.bp
index 91f94b5..61f41f7 100644
--- a/staticlibs/tests/unit/Android.bp
+++ b/staticlibs/tests/unit/Android.bp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     ],
     main: "host/python/run_tests.py",
     libs: [
+        "absl-py",
         "mobly",
         "net-tests-utils-host-python-common",
     ],
@@ -81,10 +82,4 @@
     test_options: {
         unit_test: false,
     },
-    // Needed for applying VirtualEnv.
-    version: {
-        py3: {
-            embedded_launcher: false,
-        },
-    },
 }
diff --git a/staticlibs/tests/unit/host/python/test_config.xml b/staticlibs/tests/unit/host/python/test_config.xml
index d3b200a..fed9d11 100644
--- a/staticlibs/tests/unit/host/python/test_config.xml
+++ b/staticlibs/tests/unit/host/python/test_config.xml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
      limitations under the License.
 -->
 <configuration description="Config for NetworkStaticLibHostPythonTests">
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.PythonVirtualenvPreparer">
-        <option name="dep-module" value="absl-py" />
-    </target_preparer>
     <test class="com.android.tradefed.testtype.mobly.MoblyBinaryHostTest" >
         <option name="mobly-par-file-name" value="NetworkStaticLibHostPythonTests" />
         <option name="mobly-test-timeout" value="3m" />