diff --git a/.kokoro/build.sh b/.kokoro/build.sh
index 031fa2200a..0eb44a372f 100755
--- a/.kokoro/build.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/build.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export PROJECT_ID=$(cat "${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/project-id.json")
 python3 -m pip uninstall --yes --quiet nox-automation
 
 # Install nox
-python3 -m pip install --upgrade --quiet nox
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade --quiet uv nox
 python3 -m nox --version
 
 # If this is a continuous build, send the test log to the FlakyBot.
diff --git a/.kokoro/requirements.in b/.kokoro/requirements.in
index 58b015fc28..3f3e921776 100644
--- a/.kokoro/requirements.in
+++ b/.kokoro/requirements.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ twine
 wheel
 setuptools
 nox>=2022.11.21 # required to remove dependency on py
+uv
 charset-normalizer<3
 click<8.1.0
 build
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/requirements.txt b/.kokoro/requirements.txt
index de93b9bd35..02bfd80d12 100644
--- a/.kokoro/requirements.txt
+++ b/.kokoro/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.9
+# This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.13
 # by the following command:
 #
 #    pip-compile --allow-unsafe --generate-hashes requirements.in
@@ -255,8 +255,6 @@ importlib-metadata==6.8.0 \
     --hash=sha256:dbace7892d8c0c4ac1ad096662232f831d4e64f4c4545bd53016a3e9d4654743
     # via
     #   -r requirements.in
-    #   build
-    #   keyring
     #   twine
 jaraco-classes==3.3.0 \
     --hash=sha256:10afa92b6743f25c0cf5f37c6bb6e18e2c5bb84a16527ccfc0040ea377e7aaeb \
@@ -491,12 +489,6 @@ six==1.16.0 \
     # via
     #   gcp-docuploader
     #   python-dateutil
-tomli==2.0.1 \
-    --hash=sha256:939de3e7a6161af0c887ef91b7d41a53e7c5a1ca976325f429cb46ea9bc30ecc \
-    --hash=sha256:de526c12914f0c550d15924c62d72abc48d6fe7364aa87328337a31007fe8a4f
-    # via
-    #   build
-    #   pyproject-hooks
 twine==4.0.2 \
     --hash=sha256:929bc3c280033347a00f847236564d1c52a3e61b1ac2516c97c48f3ceab756d8 \
     --hash=sha256:9e102ef5fdd5a20661eb88fad46338806c3bd32cf1db729603fe3697b1bc83c8
@@ -511,6 +503,27 @@ urllib3==2.0.7 \
     # via
     #   requests
     #   twine
+uv==0.9.5 \
+    --hash=sha256:02db727beb94a2137508cee5a785c3465d150954ca9abdff2d8157c76dea163e \
+    --hash=sha256:0316493044035098666d6e99c14bd61b352555d9717d57269f4ce531855330fa \
+    --hash=sha256:133e2614e1ff3b34c2606595d8ae55710473ebb7516bfa5708afc00315730cd1 \
+    --hash=sha256:21452ece590ddb90e869a478ca4c2ba70be180ec0d6716985ee727b9394c8aa5 \
+    --hash=sha256:3a4ecbfdcbd3dae4190428874762c791e05d2c97ff2872bf6c0a30ed5c4ea9ca \
+    --hash=sha256:3eb31c9896dc2c88f6a9f1d693be2409fe2fc2e3d90827956e4341c2b2171289 \
+    --hash=sha256:48a12390421f91af8a8993cf15c38297c0bb121936046286e287975b2fbf1789 \
+    --hash=sha256:48a3542835d37882ff57d1ff91b757085525d98756712fa61cf9941d3dda8ebf \
+    --hash=sha256:5bb4996329ba47e7e775baba4a47e85092aa491d708a66e63b564e9b306bfb7e \
+    --hash=sha256:6452eb6257e37e1ebd97430b5f5e10419da2c3ca35b4086540ec4163b4b2f25c \
+    --hash=sha256:6507bbbcd788553ec4ad5a96fa19364dc0f58b023e31d79868773559a83ec181 \
+    --hash=sha256:6a046c2e833169bf26f461286aab58a2ba8d48ed2220bfcf119dcfaf87163116 \
+    --hash=sha256:8603bb902e578463c50c3ddd4ee376ba4172ccdf4979787f8948747d1bb0e18b \
+    --hash=sha256:922cd784cce36bbdc7754b590d28c276698c85791c18cd4c6a7e917db4480440 \
+    --hash=sha256:9fc13b4b943d19adac52d7dcd2159e96ab2e837ac49a79e20714ed25f1f1b7f9 \
+    --hash=sha256:c465f2e342cab908849b8ce83e14fd4cf75f5bed55802d0acf1399f9d02f92d9 \
+    --hash=sha256:c966e3a4fe4de3b0a6279d0a835c79f9cddbb3693f52d140910cbbed177c5742 \
+    --hash=sha256:d8835d2c034421ac2235fb658bb4f669a301a0f1eb00a8430148dd8461b65641 \
+    --hash=sha256:f8eb34ebebac4b45334ce7082cca99293b71fb32b164651f1727c8a640e5b387
+    # via -r requirements.in
 virtualenv==20.24.6 \
     --hash=sha256:02ece4f56fbf939dbbc33c0715159951d6bf14aaf5457b092e4548e1382455af \
     --hash=sha256:520d056652454c5098a00c0f073611ccbea4c79089331f60bf9d7ba247bb7381
diff --git a/.kokoro/test-samples-impl.sh b/.kokoro/test-samples-impl.sh
index febfc20cac..002d6cbbc7 100755
--- a/.kokoro/test-samples-impl.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/test-samples-impl.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ env | grep KOKORO
 
 # Install nox
 # `virtualenv==20.26.6` is added for Python 3.7 compatibility
-python3 -m pip install --upgrade --quiet nox virtualenv==20.26.6
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade --quiet nox uv virtualenv==20.26.6
 
 # Use secrets acessor service account to get secrets
 if [[ -f "${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/secrets_viewer_service_account.json" ]]; then
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 3462705e70..aa95bf9992 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 import nox
 
+nox.options.default_venv_backend = "uv"
+
 FLAKE8_VERSION = "flake8==6.1.0"
 BLACK_VERSION = "black==24.8.0"
 ISORT_VERSION = "isort==5.10.1"
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ def format(session):
 @nox.session(python=DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION)
 def lint_setup_py(session):
     """Verify that setup.py is valid (including RST check)."""
-    session.install("docutils", "pygments")
+    session.install("docutils", "pygments", "setuptools")
     session.run("python", "setup.py", "check", "--restructuredtext", "--strict")
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_training_jobs.py b/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_training_jobs.py
index 0b98dbdf22..4ba40aac65 100644
--- a/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_training_jobs.py
+++ b/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_training_jobs.py
@@ -662,15 +662,6 @@ def test_packager_creates_and_copies_python_package(self):
             f"{tsp._ROOT_MODULE}-{tsp._SETUP_PY_VERSION}.tar.gz"
         ).is_file()
 
-    def test_created_package_module_is_installable_and_can_be_run(self):
-        tsp = source_utils._TrainingScriptPythonPackager(_TEST_LOCAL_SCRIPT_FILE_PATH)
-        source_dist_path = tsp.package_and_copy(copy_method=local_copy_method)
-        subprocess.check_output(["pip3", "install", source_dist_path])
-        module_output = subprocess.check_output(
-            [source_utils._get_python_executable(), "-m", tsp.module_name]
-        )
-        assert "hello world" in module_output.decode()
-
     def test_requirements_are_in_package(self):
         tsp = source_utils._TrainingScriptPythonPackager(
             _TEST_LOCAL_SCRIPT_FILE_PATH, requirements=_TEST_REQUIREMENTS