diff --git a/crates/uv-python/python/get_interpreter_info.py b/crates/uv-python/python/get_interpreter_info.py
index 84e123258..c134a0a6b 100644
--- a/crates/uv-python/python/get_interpreter_info.py
+++ b/crates/uv-python/python/get_interpreter_info.py
@@ -605,7 +605,10 @@ def main() -> None:
         "sys_prefix": sys.prefix,
         "sys_base_executable": getattr(sys, "_base_executable", None),
         "sys_executable": sys.executable,
-        "sys_path": sys.path,
+        # We prepend the location with the interpreter discovery script copied to a
+        # temporary path to `sys.path` so we can import it, which we have to strip later
+        # to avoid having this now-deleted path around.
+        "sys_path": sys.path[1:],
         "stdlib": sysconfig.get_path("stdlib"),
         # Prior to the introduction of `sysconfig` patching, python-build-standalone installations would always use
         # "/install" as the prefix. With `sysconfig` patching, we rewrite the prefix to match the actual installation