diff --git a/recipes/README.recipes.md b/recipes/README.recipes.md
index 807beee25..7aca8c7ac 100644
--- a/recipes/README.recipes.md
+++ b/recipes/README.recipes.md
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ Raises:
     StepFailure or InfraFailure.
 ### *recipe_modules* / [presubmit](/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit)
 
-[DEPS](/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/__init__.py#1): [recipe\_engine/context][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/context], [recipe\_engine/path][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/path], [recipe\_engine/python][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/python], [recipe\_engine/step][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/step]
+[DEPS](/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/__init__.py#1): [depot\_tools](#recipe_modules-depot_tools), [recipe\_engine/context][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/context], [recipe\_engine/path][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/path], [recipe\_engine/python][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/python], [recipe\_engine/step][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/step]
 
 #### **class [PresubmitApi](/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/api.py#7)([RecipeApi][recipe_engine/wkt/RecipeApi]):**
 
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/__init__.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/__init__.py
index 0f3dc6ecf..9c8bf20c7 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/__init__.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 DEPS = [
+  'depot_tools',
   'recipe_engine/context',
   'recipe_engine/path',
   'recipe_engine/python',
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/api.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/api.py
index 9db783b05..4bff17796 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/api.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/api.py
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ class PresubmitApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
 
     name = kwargs.pop('name', 'presubmit')
 
-    env = self.m.context.env
-    env.setdefault('PATH', '%(PATH)s')
-    env['PATH'] = self.m.path.pathsep.join([
-        env['PATH'], str(self._module.PACKAGE_REPO_ROOT)])
-
-    with self.m.context(env=env):
+    with self.m.depot_tools.on_path():
       return self.m.python(
           name, self.presubmit_support_path, list(args), **kwargs)
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/examples/full.expected/basic.json b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/examples/full.expected/basic.json
index 90c281e89..273c2cacd 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/examples/full.expected/basic.json
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/examples/full.expected/basic.json
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
       "-u",
       "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]/presubmit_support.py"
     ],
-    "env": {
-      "PATH": "<PATH>:RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]"
+    "env_prefixes": {
+      "PATH": [
+        "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]"
+      ]
     },
     "name": "presubmit"
   },