diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.sh b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.sh
index 2b3452a5..a98c775d 100755
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.sh
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.sh
@@ -13,14 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
-[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
-
-nvm install 10
-nvm use 10
-npm install -g npm
-npm install -g node-gyp
-
 set -ex
 
 arch_list=( ia32 x64 )
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node_arm.sh b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node_arm.sh
index 24292c5f..34d9ffac 100755
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node_arm.sh
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node_arm.sh
@@ -13,14 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
-[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
-
-nvm install 10
-nvm use 10
-npm install -g npm
-npm install -g node-gyp
-
 set -ex
 
 # https://github.com/mapbox/node-pre-gyp/issues/362