diff --git a/fetch b/fetch
index 14a142791b..bea6718c77 100755
--- a/fetch
+++ b/fetch
@@ -5,8 +5,4 @@
 
 base_dir=$(dirname "$0")
 
-# Ensure that "depot_tools" is somewhere in PATH so this tool can be used
-# standalone, but allow other PATH manipulations to take priority.
-PATH=$PATH:$base_dir
-
-PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 exec vpython "$base_dir/fetch.py" "$@"
+PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 exec python "$base_dir/fetch.py" "$@"
diff --git a/fetch.bat b/fetch.bat
index 6afd53092c..5f8019a19d 100755
--- a/fetch.bat
+++ b/fetch.bat
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ call "%~dp0\update_depot_tools.bat"
 set PATH=%PATH%;%~dp0
 
 :: Defer control.
-vpython "%~dp0\fetch.py" %*
+python "%~dp0\fetch.py" %*
diff --git a/fetch.py b/fetch.py
index 72e52c7967..56abfb9a6d 100755
--- a/fetch.py
+++ b/fetch.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env vpython
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # Copyright (c) 2013 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.