diff --git a/image/pip-drake.patch b/image/pip-drake.patch
index 92eba52..fe0864b 100644
--- a/image/pip-drake.patch
+++ b/image/pip-drake.patch
@@ -182,3 +182,66 @@ index 7f41f9578..e0a227c46 100644
      else:
          fail("Operating system is NOT supported {}".format(os_result))
 
+diff --git a/tools/py_toolchain/BUILD.bazel b/tools/py_toolchain/BUILD.bazel
+index 411b638ff..891f51f8d 100644
+--- a/tools/py_toolchain/BUILD.bazel
++++ b/tools/py_toolchain/BUILD.bazel
+@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_runtime", "py_runtime_pair")
+ load("//tools/lint:lint.bzl", "add_lint_tests")
+ load(
+     ":interpreter_paths.bzl",
+-    "LINUX_DBG_INTERPRETER_PATH",
+     "LINUX_INTERPRETER_PATH",
+     "MACOS_INTERPRETER_PATH",
+ )
+@@ -29,17 +28,6 @@ toolchain(
+     toolchain_type = "@rules_python//python:toolchain_type",
+ )
+
+-py_runtime(
+-    name = "linux_dbg_py3_runtime",
+-    interpreter_path = LINUX_DBG_INTERPRETER_PATH,
+-    python_version = "PY3",
+-)
+-
+-py_runtime_pair(
+-    name = "linux_dbg_py_runtime_pair",
+-    py3_runtime = ":linux_dbg_py3_runtime",
+-)
+-
+ # Typically this toolchain would be loaded manually using the
+ # --extra_toolchains command line option.
+ toolchain(
+diff --git a/tools/py_toolchain/interpreter_paths.bzl b/tools/py_toolchain/interpreter_paths.bzl
+index 1608e49b1..d6b5d5e07 100644
+--- a/tools/py_toolchain/interpreter_paths.bzl
++++ b/tools/py_toolchain/interpreter_paths.bzl
+@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@
+
+ # Default value of interpreter_path used by the py_runtime in the default
+ # Python toolchain registered on the @platforms//os:linux platform.
+-LINUX_INTERPRETER_PATH = "/usr/bin/python3"
+-
+-# Default value of interpreter_path used by the py_runtime in the Python debug
+-# toolchain registered on the @platforms//os:linux platform when the
+-# --extra_toolchains=//tools/py_toolchain:linux_dbg_toolchain command line
+-# option is given.
+-LINUX_DBG_INTERPRETER_PATH = "/usr/bin/python3-dbg"
++LINUX_INTERPRETER_PATH = "/usr/local/bin/python"
+
+ # Default value of interpreter_path used by the py_runtime in the default
+ # Python toolchain registered on the @platforms//os:osx platform.
+diff --git a/tools/ubuntu-bionic.bazelrc b/tools/ubuntu-bionic.bazelrc
+index ecb718e37..98b65b42c 100644
+--- a/tools/ubuntu-bionic.bazelrc
++++ b/tools/ubuntu-bionic.bazelrc
+@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
+-build:_drd --extra_toolchains=//tools/py_toolchain:linux_dbg_toolchain
+-build:_helgrind --extra_toolchains=//tools/py_toolchain:linux_dbg_toolchain
+-
+-# TODO(jamiesnape): Builds with configuration "memcheck" should also use
+-# //tools/py_toolchain:linux_dbg_toolchain.
+-
+ # Configure ${PATH} for actions.
+ # N.B. Ensure this is consistent with `execute.bzl`.
+ build --action_env=PATH=/usr/bin:/bin