diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/PythonScripts.kt b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/PythonScripts.kt
index 6a0d85a1cbe4..074be96bc640 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/PythonScripts.kt
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/PythonScripts.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import com.intellij.execution.target.TargetEnvironmentRequest
 import com.intellij.execution.target.TargetPlatform
 import com.intellij.execution.target.TargetedCommandLine
 import com.intellij.execution.target.TargetedCommandLineBuilder
-import com.intellij.execution.target.getTargetPaths
 import com.intellij.execution.target.local.LocalTargetPtyOptions
 import com.intellij.execution.target.value.TargetEnvironmentFunction
 import com.intellij.execution.target.value.TargetValue
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ private fun applyRunToolAsync(
   .onSuccess { originalExe: String? ->
     commandLineBuilder.exePath = TargetValue.fixed(runTool.exe)
     commandLineBuilder.addFixedParametersAt(0, runTool.args)
-    if (!runTool.dropOldExe && originalExe != null) {
+    if (originalExe != null) {
       commandLineBuilder.addParameterAt(runTool.args.size, originalExe)
     }
   }
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/features/PyRunToolProvider.kt b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/features/PyRunToolProvider.kt
index cc43da7685c3..38c3b6a2c89a 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/features/PyRunToolProvider.kt
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/features/PyRunToolProvider.kt
@@ -44,14 +44,12 @@ data class PyRunToolData(
  * @property exe The path to the Python executable or script.
  * @property args A list of arguments to be passed to the executable.
  * @property envs A map of environment variables to be used during execution.
- * @property dropOldExe Since we replace the original exe with a new one, we can drop the old executable altogether with this flag.
  */
 @ApiStatus.Internal
 data class PyRunToolParameters(
   val exe: String,
   val args: List<String>,
   val envs: Map<String, String>,
-  val dropOldExe: Boolean,
 )
 
 /**
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/run/UvRunToolProvider.kt b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/run/UvRunToolProvider.kt
index fc46777a9af2..60c009eced22 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/run/UvRunToolProvider.kt
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/uv/run/UvRunToolProvider.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ internal class UvRunToolProvider : PyRunToolProvider {
       env += "VIRTUAL_ENV" to it
       env += "UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT" to it
     }
-    return PyRunToolParameters(requireNotNull(uvExecutable) { "Unable to find uv executable." }, listOf("run"), env, dropOldExe = true)
+    return PyRunToolParameters(requireNotNull(uvExecutable) { "Unable to find uv executable." }, listOf("run"), env)
   }
 
   override val runToolData: PyRunToolData = PyRunToolData(