diff --git a/backend/src/utilities/bridge_telemetry.py b/backend/src/utilities/bridge_telemetry.py
index 1897fc4..7eaafeb 100644
--- a/backend/src/utilities/bridge_telemetry.py
+++ b/backend/src/utilities/bridge_telemetry.py
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ class BridgeTelemetryManager:
 
         helper = Path(__file__).with_name("ebpf_bridge_events.py")
         python_bin = sys.executable or "python3"
-        if "venv" in python_bin:
-            python_bin = "python3"
 
         env = os.environ.copy()
         env["PYTHONUNBUFFERED"] = "1"