diff --git a/projects/control-service/projects/job-builder-rootless/Dockerfile.python.vdk b/projects/control-service/projects/job-builder-rootless/Dockerfile.python.vdk
index 3c2de23439..75cc408178 100644
--- a/projects/control-service/projects/job-builder-rootless/Dockerfile.python.vdk
+++ b/projects/control-service/projects/job-builder-rootless/Dockerfile.python.vdk
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ ARG GID=1000
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /job
 
-# Validate base image is python based
-RUN python -V
 # Create necessary users and set home directory to /job
 RUN groupadd -r -g $GID vdkgroup && useradd -u $UID -g $GID -r vdkuser && chown -R $UID:$GID /job
 ENV HOME=/job
diff --git a/projects/control-service/projects/job-builder/Dockerfile.python.vdk b/projects/control-service/projects/job-builder/Dockerfile.python.vdk
index d56af208d4..4aff7463d4 100644
--- a/projects/control-service/projects/job-builder/Dockerfile.python.vdk
+++ b/projects/control-service/projects/job-builder/Dockerfile.python.vdk
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ ARG GID=1000
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /job
 
-# Validate base image is python based
-RUN python -V
 # Create necessary users and set home directory to /job
 RUN groupadd -r -g $GID group && useradd -u $UID -g $GID -r user && chown -R $UID:$GID /job
 ENV HOME=/job