diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos/config/env/sys-process/audit b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos/config/env/sys-process/audit
index 198fa84ebf..22abec26e0 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos/config/env/sys-process/audit
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos/config/env/sys-process/audit
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
 # in coreos-base/misc-files. Also skip installing legacy initscripts
 # stuff in /usr/libexec.
 INSTALL_MASK+=" /etc/audit/audit.rules* /usr/libexec "
+# Skip installing python stuff in production images
+if [[ $(flatcar_target) = 'generic-prod' ]]; then
+    INSTALL_MASK+=" /usr/lib/python* "
+fi