diff --git a/builders/ubuntu-python-builder.psm1 b/builders/ubuntu-python-builder.psm1
index a81b8a2b..35b159c5 100644
--- a/builders/ubuntu-python-builder.psm1
+++ b/builders/ubuntu-python-builder.psm1
@@ -64,19 +64,6 @@ class UbuntuPythonBuilder : NixPythonBuilder {
         Execute-Command -Command "sudo apt-get update"
         Execute-Command -Command $tkinterInstallString
 
-        $orig_needrestart_ui = $env:NEEDRESTART_UI
-        $env:NEEDRESTART_UI = "NeedRestart::UI::Debconf"
-
-        $orig_needrestart_mode = $env:NEEDRESTART_MODE
-        $env:NEEDRESTART_MODE = "l" # l(ist)-only
-
-        $orig_needrestart_suspend = $env:NEEDRESTART_SUSPEND
-        $env:NEEDRESTART_SUSPEND = "y"
-
-        $orig_debian_frontend = $env:DEBIAN_FRONTEND
-        $env:DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
-
-        Execute-Command -Command "sudo apt remove needrestart"
         ### Install dependent packages
         @(
             "make",
@@ -93,11 +80,6 @@ class UbuntuPythonBuilder : NixPythonBuilder {
             Execute-Command -Command "sudo apt install -y $_"
         }
 
-        $env:NEEDRESTART_UI = $orig_needrestart_ui
-        $env:NEEDRESTART_MODE = $orig_needrestart_mode
-        $env:NEEDRESTART_SUSPEND = $orig_needrestart_suspend
-        $env:DEBIAN_FRONTEND = $orig_debian_frontend
-
         ### On Ubuntu-1804, libgdbm-compat-dev has older modules that are no longer in libgdbm-dev
         Execute-Command -Command "sudo apt install -y libgdbm-compat-dev"
     }