diff --git a/jenkins/linux_python2.sh b/jenkins/linux_python2.sh
index 5014e52c9..5e194e79d 100755
--- a/jenkins/linux_python2.sh
+++ b/jenkins/linux_python2.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build_root=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)
 cd $build_root
 
 # -- Python C wrapper --
-./build_all/linux/build.sh --use-websockets $*
+./build_all/linux/build.sh $*
 [ $? -eq 0 ] || exit $?
 
 python2 ./device/tests/iothub_client_e2e.py
diff --git a/jenkins/linux_python3.sh b/jenkins/linux_python3.sh
index c4db80ca5..a00cfe925 100755
--- a/jenkins/linux_python3.sh
+++ b/jenkins/linux_python3.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build_root=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)
 cd $build_root
 
 # -- Python C wrapper --
-./build_all/linux/build.sh --build-python 3.4 --use-websockets $*
+./build_all/linux/build.sh --build-python 3.4 $*
 [ $? -eq 0 ] || exit $?
 
 python3 ./service/tests/iothub_service_client_e2e.py
diff --git a/jenkins/windows_python.cmd b/jenkins/windows_python.cmd
index 3297e0f4d..d8177d507 100644
--- a/jenkins/windows_python.cmd
+++ b/jenkins/windows_python.cmd
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ REM -- Python --
 cd %build-root%\build_all\windows
 if "%1" equ "--use-cmake" (
    echo Building client using cmake
-   call build_client.cmd --use-websockets %2 %3
+   call build_client.cmd %2 %3
 ) else (
   echo Building client using Nuget packages
   call build.cmd --run-ut