diff --git a/internal_dev_deps.bzl b/internal_dev_deps.bzl
index 80196815a0..e76ee48e83 100644
--- a/internal_dev_deps.bzl
+++ b/internal_dev_deps.bzl
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", _http_archive = "http_archive", _http_file = "http_file")
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:utils.bzl", "maybe")
+load("//python/private:internal_config_repo.bzl", "internal_config_repo")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
 
 def http_archive(name, **kwargs):
     maybe(
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ def rules_python_internal_deps():
     For dependencies needed by *users* of rules_python, see
     python/private/py_repositories.bzl.
     """
+    internal_config_repo(name = "rules_python_internal")
 
     http_archive(
         name = "bazel_skylib",
diff --git a/internal_dev_setup.bzl b/internal_dev_setup.bzl
index 554ff926f2..26edcb9abb 100644
--- a/internal_dev_setup.bzl
+++ b/internal_dev_setup.bzl
@@ -25,14 +25,12 @@ load("@rules_proto//proto:repositories.bzl", "rules_proto_dependencies", "rules_
 load("@rules_shell//shell:repositories.bzl", "rules_shell_dependencies", "rules_shell_toolchains")
 load("//:version.bzl", "SUPPORTED_BAZEL_VERSIONS")
 load("//python:versions.bzl", "MINOR_MAPPING", "TOOL_VERSIONS")
-load("//python/private:internal_config_repo.bzl", "internal_config_repo")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
 load("//python/private:pythons_hub.bzl", "hub_repo")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
 load("//python/private/pypi:deps.bzl", "pypi_deps")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
 
 def rules_python_internal_setup():
     """Setup for development and testing of rules_python itself."""
 
-    internal_config_repo(name = "rules_python_internal")
     hub_repo(
         name = "pythons_hub",
         minor_mapping = MINOR_MAPPING,