diff --git a/Dockerfile--altlinux_10.tmpl b/Dockerfile--altlinux_10.tmpl
index 5752b698..e82c9398 100644
--- a/Dockerfile--altlinux_10.tmpl
+++ b/Dockerfile--altlinux_10.tmpl
@@ -64,19 +64,8 @@ RUN ln -s /pg/postgres/install/lib/libpq.so.5.17 /usr/lib64/libpq.so.5
 FROM base1_with_pg-${PG_VERSION} as base2_with_python-3
 RUN apt-get install -y python3
 RUN apt-get install -y python3-dev
-RUN apt-get install -y python3-module-virtualenv
 RUN apt-get install -y python3-modules-sqlite3
 
-# AltLinux does not have "generic" virtualenv utility. Let's create it.
-RUN if [[ -f "/usr/bin/virtualenv" ]] ; then \
-        echo AAA; \
-    elif [[ -f "/usr/bin/virtualenv3" ]] ; then \
-        ln -s /usr/bin/virtualenv3 /usr/bin/virtualenv; \
-    else \
-        echo "/usr/bin/virtualenv is not created!"; \
-        exit 1; \
-    fi
-
 ENV PYTHON_VERSION=3
 
 # --------------------------------------------- final
@@ -101,8 +90,6 @@ RUN mkdir -p ~/.ssh
 #
 # Altlinux 10 and 11 too slowly create a new SSH connection (x6).
 #
-# So, we exclude the "remote" tests until this problem has been resolved.
-# 
 
 ENTRYPOINT sh -c " \
 set -eux; \
diff --git a/Dockerfile--altlinux_11.tmpl b/Dockerfile--altlinux_11.tmpl
index 5d3615fe..cf549926 100644
--- a/Dockerfile--altlinux_11.tmpl
+++ b/Dockerfile--altlinux_11.tmpl
@@ -67,19 +67,8 @@ RUN ln -s /pg/postgres/install/lib/libpq.so.5.17 /usr/lib64/libpq.so.5
 FROM base1_with_pg-${PG_VERSION} as base2_with_python-3
 RUN apt-get install -y python3
 RUN apt-get install -y python3-dev
-RUN apt-get install -y python3-module-virtualenv
 RUN apt-get install -y python3-modules-sqlite3
 
-# AltLinux does not have "generic" virtualenv utility. Let's create it.
-RUN if [[ -f "/usr/bin/virtualenv" ]] ; then \
-        echo AAA; \
-    elif [[ -f "/usr/bin/virtualenv3" ]] ; then \
-        ln -s /usr/bin/virtualenv3 /usr/bin/virtualenv; \
-    else \
-        echo "/usr/bin/virtualenv is not created!"; \
-        exit 1; \
-    fi
-
 ENV PYTHON_VERSION=3
 
 # --------------------------------------------- final
@@ -104,8 +93,6 @@ RUN mkdir -p ~/.ssh
 #
 # Altlinux 10 and 11 too slowly create a new SSH connection (x6).
 #
-# So, we exclude the "remote" tests until this problem has been resolved.
-# 
 
 ENTRYPOINT sh -c " \
 set -eux; \
diff --git a/Dockerfile--std-all.tmpl b/Dockerfile--std-all.tmpl
index e05acd87..7ebb6194 100644
--- a/Dockerfile--std-all.tmpl
+++ b/Dockerfile--std-all.tmpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FROM postgres:${PG_VERSION}-alpine as base1
 
 # --------------------------------------------- base2_with_python-3
 FROM base1 as base2_with_python-3
-RUN apk add --no-cache curl python3 python3-dev build-base musl-dev linux-headers py-virtualenv
+RUN apk add --no-cache curl python3 python3-dev build-base musl-dev linux-headers
 ENV PYTHON_VERSION=3
 
 # --------------------------------------------- final
diff --git a/Dockerfile--std.tmpl b/Dockerfile--std.tmpl
index f0bbf5b5..76e004f0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile--std.tmpl
+++ b/Dockerfile--std.tmpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FROM postgres:${PG_VERSION}-alpine as base1
 
 # --------------------------------------------- base2_with_python-3
 FROM base1 as base2_with_python-3
-RUN apk add --no-cache curl python3 python3-dev build-base musl-dev linux-headers py-virtualenv
+RUN apk add --no-cache curl python3 python3-dev build-base musl-dev linux-headers
 ENV PYTHON_VERSION=3
 
 # --------------------------------------------- final
diff --git a/Dockerfile--ubuntu_24_04.tmpl b/Dockerfile--ubuntu_24_04.tmpl
index bb77b84a..ca26afea 100644
--- a/Dockerfile--ubuntu_24_04.tmpl
+++ b/Dockerfile--ubuntu_24_04.tmpl
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ RUN sh -c "echo postgres ALL=NOPASSWD:/usr/sbin/service ssh start" >> /etc/sudoe
 
 # --------------------------------------------- base2_with_python-3
 FROM base1 as base2_with_python-3
-RUN apt install -y python3 python3-dev python3-virtualenv libpq-dev
+RUN apt install -y python3 python3-dev python3-venv libpq-dev build-essential
 ENV PYTHON_VERSION=3
 
 # --------------------------------------------- final
diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index 5dc0e444..f4a978c6 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ command -v pg_config
 # prepare python environment
 VENV_PATH="/tmp/testgres_venv"
 rm -rf $VENV_PATH
-virtualenv --python="/usr/bin/python${PYTHON_VERSION}" "${VENV_PATH}"
+python${PYTHON_VERSION} -m venv "${VENV_PATH}"
 export VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=1
 source "${VENV_PATH}/bin/activate"
 pip install -r tests/requirements.txt