diff --git a/bazel/cython_library.bzl b/bazel/cython_library.bzl
index dc2ef7a8909fb..fd2881ed8c730 100644
--- a/bazel/cython_library.bzl
+++ b/bazel/cython_library.bzl
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def pyx_library(name, deps = [], py_deps = [], srcs = [], **kwargs):
         native.cc_binary(
             name = shared_object_name,
             srcs = [stem + ".cpp"],
-            deps = deps + ["@local_config_python//:python_headers"],
+            deps = deps + ["@rules_python//python/cc:current_py_cc_headers"],
             defines = defines,
             linkshared = 1,
         )
diff --git a/bazel/grpc_python_deps.bzl b/bazel/grpc_python_deps.bzl
index dbfff526a1114..6a9f2c2234afc 100644
--- a/bazel/grpc_python_deps.bzl
+++ b/bazel/grpc_python_deps.bzl
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 """Load dependencies needed to compile and test the grpc python library as a 3rd-party consumer."""
 
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
-load("@com_github_grpc_grpc//third_party/py:python_configure.bzl", "python_configure")
 
 # buildifier: disable=unnamed-macro
 def grpc_python_deps():
@@ -27,13 +26,6 @@ def grpc_python_deps():
             url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/0.26.0/rules_python-0.26.0.tar.gz",
         )
 
-    python_configure(name = "local_config_python")
-
-    native.bind(
-        name = "python_headers",
-        actual = "@local_config_python//:python_headers",
-    )
-
     if "cython" not in native.existing_rules():
         http_archive(
             name = "cython",
diff --git a/third_party/py/python_configure.bzl b/third_party/py/python_configure.bzl
index 6569d3e9c1f99..b56c68b3ce335 100644
--- a/third_party/py/python_configure.bzl
+++ b/third_party/py/python_configure.bzl
@@ -369,16 +369,3 @@ python_configure = repository_rule(
         ),
     },
 )
-"""Detects and configures the local Python.
-
-It expects the system have a working Python 3 installation.
-
-Add the following to your WORKSPACE FILE:
-
-```python
-python_configure(name = "local_config_python")
-```
-
-Args:
-  name: A unique name for this workspace rule.
-"""