diff --git a/.bazelci/config.yaml b/.bazelci/config.yaml
index caf80f5e7..4799fe23f 100644
--- a/.bazelci/config.yaml
+++ b/.bazelci/config.yaml
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ tasks:
     working_directory: examples
     min_supported_targets: &min_supported_targets
       - "//..."
+      # Requires Python 2 under Bazel 4; skip so that Bazel 7 can disable Python 2
+      # See https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/17293
+      - "-//cmake_android:app"
     build_targets: *min_supported_targets
     # See comment above regarding --experimental_enable_aggregating_middleman=False
     build_flags:
diff --git a/examples/third_party/python/BUILD.bazel b/examples/third_party/python/BUILD.bazel
index c0d4785e0..515718c84 100644
--- a/examples/third_party/python/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/third_party/python/BUILD.bazel
@@ -2,19 +2,11 @@ load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_runtime", "py_runtime_pair", "py_test
 
 exports_files(
     [
-        "BUILD.python2.bazel",
         "BUILD.python3.bazel",
     ],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
-py_runtime(
-    name = "py2_runtime",
-    files = ["@python2"],
-    interpreter = "@python2//:python2_bin",
-    python_version = "PY2",
-)
-
 py_runtime(
     name = "py3_runtime",
     files = ["@python3"],
@@ -24,7 +16,6 @@ py_runtime(
 
 py_runtime_pair(
     name = "py_runtime_pair",
-    py2_runtime = ":py2_runtime",
     py3_runtime = ":py3_runtime",
 )
 
@@ -34,13 +25,6 @@ toolchain(
     toolchain_type = "@rules_python//python:toolchain_type",
 )
 
-py_test(
-    name = "python2_test",
-    srcs = ["python2_test.py"],
-    python_version = "PY2",
-    visibility = ["//:__pkg__"],
-)
-
 py_test(
     name = "python3_test",
     srcs = ["python3_test.py"],
@@ -51,7 +35,6 @@ py_test(
 test_suite(
     name = "python_tests",
     tests = [
-        ":python2_test",
         ":python3_test",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/examples/third_party/python/BUILD.python2.bazel b/examples/third_party/python/BUILD.python2.bazel
deleted file mode 100644
index b93d3f000..000000000
--- a/examples/third_party/python/BUILD.python2.bazel
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-load("@rules_foreign_cc//foreign_cc:defs.bzl", "configure_make")
-
-package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
-
-filegroup(
-    name = "all_srcs",
-    srcs = glob(
-        include = ["**"],
-        exclude = ["*.bazel"],
-    ),
-)
-
-configure_make(
-    name = "python2",
-    build_data = select({
-        "@platforms//os:macos": ["@subversion"],
-        "//conditions:default": [],
-    }),
-    configure_options = [
-        "CFLAGS='-Dredacted=\"redacted\"'",
-        "--with-openssl=$EXT_BUILD_DEPS/openssl",
-        "--with-zlib=$EXT_BUILD_DEPS/zlib",
-        "--enable-optimizations",
-    ],
-    env = select({
-        "@platforms//os:macos": {"AR": ""},
-        "//conditions:default": {},
-    }),
-    features = select({
-        "@platforms//os:macos": ["-headerpad"],
-        "//conditions:default": {},
-    }),
-    # rules_foreign_cc defaults the install_prefix to "python". This conflicts with the "python" executable that is generated.
-    install_prefix = "py_install",
-    lib_source = ":all_srcs",
-    out_binaries = [
-        "python2.7",
-    ],
-    out_data_dirs = ["lib"],
-    # Building these targets rather than the default prevents tests from being run, which take a while
-    targets = [
-        "build_all",
-        "altinstall",
-    ],
-    deps = [
-        "@openssl",
-        "@zlib",
-    ],
-)
-
-filegroup(
-    name = "python2_bin",
-    srcs = [":python2"],
-    output_group = "python2.7",
-)
diff --git a/examples/third_party/python/python2_test.py b/examples/third_party/python/python2_test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1095e2537..000000000
--- a/examples/third_party/python/python2_test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-
-import sys
-import platform
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-
-    assert('python2_test.runfiles/python2/python2/bin/' in sys.executable)
-    assert(platform.python_version() == "2.7.18")
diff --git a/examples/third_party/python/python_repositories.bzl b/examples/third_party/python/python_repositories.bzl
index 2de32f5eb..69d54d364 100644
--- a/examples/third_party/python/python_repositories.bzl
+++ b/examples/third_party/python/python_repositories.bzl
@@ -5,16 +5,6 @@ load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:utils.bzl", "maybe")
 
 # buildifier: disable=unnamed-macro
 def python_repositories():
-    maybe(
-        http_archive,
-        name = "python2",
-        build_file = Label("//python:BUILD.python2.bazel"),
-        strip_prefix = "Python-2.7.18",
-        urls = [
-            "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.18/Python-2.7.18.tgz",
-        ],
-        sha256 = "da3080e3b488f648a3d7a4560ddee895284c3380b11d6de75edb986526b9a814",
-    )
     maybe(
         http_archive,
         name = "python3",