diff --git a/Dockerfile.conntest.source b/Dockerfile.conntest.source
index 543b5bc..d79e0f6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.conntest.source
+++ b/Dockerfile.conntest.source
@@ -72,20 +72,21 @@ FROM base AS build
 ENV GOEXPERIMENT=arenas
 ENV QUILIBRIUM_SIGNATURE_CHECK=false
 
-# Install grpcurl before building the node and client 
+# Install grpcurl before building the node and client
 # as to avoid needing to redo it on rebuilds
 RUN go install github.com/fullstorydev/grpcurl/cmd/grpcurl@latest
 
 WORKDIR /opt/ceremonyclient
 
-# Copy everything except node and client so as to avoid 
+# Copy everything except node and client so as to avoid
 # invalidating the cache at this point on client or node rebuilds
 
 COPY     --exclude=client \
     --exclude=conntest \
     --exclude=sidecar . .
 
-RUN python emp-install.py --install --tool --ot
+RUN bash install-emp.sh
+
 
 RUN cd emp-tool && sed -i 's/add_library(${NAME} SHARED ${sources})/add_library(${NAME} STATIC ${sources})/g' CMakeLists.txt && mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local && cd .. && make && make install && cd ..
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.source b/Dockerfile.source
index 5e80029..aff34b3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.source
+++ b/Dockerfile.source
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     automake \
     libtool \
     libssl-dev \
-    python3 \
-    python-is-python3 \
     libflint-dev \
     ca-certificates \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
@@ -59,11 +57,11 @@ FROM base AS emp-builder
 
 WORKDIR /opt/ceremonyclient
 # Copy the necessary script and source directories
-COPY emp-install.py .
+COPY install_emp.sh .
 COPY emp-tool emp-tool
 COPY emp-ot emp-ot
 
-RUN python emp-install.py --install --tool --ot
+RUN bash install-emp.sh
 
 # Fix emp-tool to be static and install
 RUN cd emp-tool && sed -i 's/add_library(${NAME} SHARED ${sources})/add_library(${NAME} STATIC ${sources})/g' CMakeLists.txt && mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local && cd .. && make -j$(nproc) && make install
diff --git a/Dockerfile.sourceavx512 b/Dockerfile.sourceavx512
index 963cf62..5764d7b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.sourceavx512
+++ b/Dockerfile.sourceavx512
@@ -74,20 +74,20 @@ FROM base-avx512 AS build-avx512
 ENV GOEXPERIMENT=arenas
 ENV QUILIBRIUM_SIGNATURE_CHECK=false
 
-# Install grpcurl before building the node and client 
+# Install grpcurl before building the node and client
 # as to avoid needing to redo it on rebuilds
 RUN go install github.com/fullstorydev/grpcurl/cmd/grpcurl@latest
 
 WORKDIR /opt/ceremonyclient
 
-# Copy everything except node and client so as to avoid 
+# Copy everything except node and client so as to avoid
 # invalidating the cache at this point on client or node rebuilds
 
 COPY --exclude=node \
     --exclude=client \
     --exclude=sidecar . .
 
-RUN python emp-install.py --install --tool --ot
+RUN bash install-emp.sh
 
 ENV CFLAGS="-march=skylake-avx512 -mtune=skylake-avx512"
 RUN cd emp-tool && sed -i 's/add_library(${NAME} SHARED ${sources})/add_library(${NAME} STATIC ${sources})/g' CMakeLists.txt && mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local && cd .. && make && make install && cd ..
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ RUN cd emp-ot && mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
 WORKDIR /opt/ceremonyclient/channel
 
 RUN go mod download
-    
+
 RUN ./generate.sh
-        
+
 
 ## Generate Rust bindings for VDF
 WORKDIR /opt/ceremonyclient/vdf
diff --git a/emp-install.py b/emp-install.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ff8b67..0000000
--- a/emp-install.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/python
-
-# This script modified from original source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emp-toolkit/emp-readme/master/scripts/install.py
-# EMP Toolkit is licensed under the MIT license, see LICENSE file in emp-tool and emp-ot for more info.
-
-import subprocess
-install_packages = '''
-if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
-	brew list openssl || brew install openssl
- 	brew list pkg-config || brew install pkg-config
- 	brew list cmake || brew install cmake
-else
-    if command -v apt-get >/dev/null; then
-        sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install -y cmake git build-essential libssl-dev
-    elif command -v yum >/dev/null; then
-        sudo yum install -y python3 gcc make git cmake gcc-c++ openssl-devel
-    else
-        echo "System not supported yet!"
-    fi
-fi
-'''
-
-install_template = '''
-cd X
-cmake .
-make -j4
-sudo make install
-cd ..
-'''
-
-import argparse
-parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-parser.add_argument('-install', '--install', action='store_true')
-parser.add_argument('-deps', '--deps', action='store_true')
-parser.add_argument('--tool', nargs='?', const='master')
-parser.add_argument('--ot', nargs='?', const='master')
-parser.add_argument('--sh2pc', nargs='?', const='master')
-parser.add_argument('--ag2pc', nargs='?', const='master')
-parser.add_argument('--agmpc', nargs='?', const='master')
-parser.add_argument('--zk', nargs='?', const='master')
-args = parser.parse_args()
-
-if vars(args)['install'] or vars(args)['deps']:
-	subprocess.call(["bash", "-c", install_packages])
-
-for k in ['tool', 'ot', 'zk', 'sh2pc', 'ag2pc', 'agmpc']:
-	if vars(args)[k]:
-		template = install_template.replace("X", "emp-"+k).replace("Y", vars(args)[k])
-		print(template)
-		subprocess.call(["bash", "-c", template])
diff --git a/scripts/install-deps-ubuntu.sh b/scripts/install-deps-ubuntu.sh
index 803505d..4121cd0 100755
--- a/scripts/install-deps-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-deps-ubuntu.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ rm -rf "$FLINT_TMP"
 
 cargo install uniffi-bindgen-go --git https://github.com/NordSecurity/uniffi-bindgen-go --tag v0.2.1+v0.25.0
 
-python emp-install.py --install --tool --ot
+bash install-emp.sh
 
 pushd emp-tool
 sed -i 's/add_library(${NAME} SHARED ${sources})/add_library(${NAME} STATIC ${sources})/g' CMakeLists.txt