diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4e65b1f9a541..fa0ecdbc155f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "Install required Python versions"
         run: |
-          cargo run -p uv-dev -- fetch-python
+          cargo run toolchain install
 
       - name: "Install cargo nextest"
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 98a2a473f7f2..f7ab2827ee15 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ If tests fail due to a mismatch in the JSON Schema, run: `cargo dev generate-jso
 Testing uv requires multiple specific Python versions; they can be installed with:
 
 ```shell
-cargo dev fetch-python
+cargo run toolchain install
 ```
 
 The storage directory can be configured with `UV_TOOLCHAIN_DIR`.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 735d3d91fc6d..4d552aed4fef 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4640,7 +4640,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "distribution-filename",
  "distribution-types",
  "fs-err",
- "futures",
  "install-wheel-rs",
  "mimalloc",
  "owo-colors",
@@ -4665,7 +4664,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "uv-configuration",
  "uv-dispatch",
  "uv-distribution",
- "uv-fs",
  "uv-git",
  "uv-installer",
  "uv-resolver",
diff --git a/crates/uv-dev/Cargo.toml b/crates/uv-dev/Cargo.toml
index 2720ee9c53b3..00cd34e05e91 100644
--- a/crates/uv-dev/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/uv-dev/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ uv-client = { workspace = true }
 uv-configuration = { workspace = true }
 uv-dispatch = { workspace = true }
 uv-distribution = { workspace = true, features = ["schemars"] }
-uv-fs = { workspace = true }
 uv-git = { workspace = true }
 uv-installer = { workspace = true }
 uv-resolver = { workspace = true }
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ anstream = { workspace = true }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive", "wrap_help"] }
 fs-err = { workspace = true, features = ["tokio"] }
-futures = { workspace = true }
 owo-colors = { workspace = true }
 poloto = { version = "19.1.2", optional = true }
 pretty_assertions = { version = "1.4.0" }
diff --git a/crates/uv-dev/src/fetch_python.rs b/crates/uv-dev/src/fetch_python.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 859ec800819d..000000000000
--- a/crates/uv-dev/src/fetch_python.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
-use clap::Parser;
-use fs_err as fs;
-use futures::StreamExt;
-use tokio::time::Instant;
-use tracing::{info, info_span, Instrument};
-use uv_toolchain::ToolchainRequest;
-
-use uv_fs::Simplified;
-use uv_toolchain::downloads::{DownloadResult, Error, PythonDownload, PythonDownloadRequest};
-use uv_toolchain::managed::{InstalledToolchain, InstalledToolchains};
-
-#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct FetchPythonArgs {
-    versions: Vec<String>,
-}
-
-pub(crate) async fn fetch_python(args: FetchPythonArgs) -> Result<()> {
-    let start = Instant::now();
-
-    let toolchains = InstalledToolchains::from_settings()?.init()?;
-    let toolchain_dir = toolchains.root();
-
-    let versions = if args.versions.is_empty() {
-        info!("Reading versions from file...");
-        read_versions_file().await?
-    } else {
-        args.versions
-    };
-
-    let requests = versions
-        .iter()
-        .map(|version| {
-            PythonDownloadRequest::from_request(ToolchainRequest::parse(version))
-                // Populate platform information on the request
-                .and_then(PythonDownloadRequest::fill)
-        })
-        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, Error>>()?;
-
-    let downloads = requests
-        .iter()
-        .map(PythonDownload::from_request)
-        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, Error>>()?;
-
-    let client = uv_client::BaseClientBuilder::new().build();
-
-    info!("Fetching requested versions...");
-    let mut tasks = futures::stream::iter(downloads.iter())
-        .map(|download| {
-            async {
-                let result = download.fetch(&client, toolchain_dir).await;
-                (download.python_version(), result)
-            }
-            .instrument(info_span!("download", key = %download))
-        })
-        .buffered(4);
-
-    let mut results = Vec::new();
-    let mut downloaded = 0;
-    while let Some(task) = tasks.next().await {
-        let (version, result) = task;
-        let path = match result? {
-            DownloadResult::AlreadyAvailable(path) => {
-                info!("Found existing download for v{}", version);
-                path
-            }
-            DownloadResult::Fetched(path) => {
-                info!("Downloaded v{} to {}", version, path.user_display());
-                downloaded += 1;
-                path
-            }
-        };
-        results.push((version, path));
-    }
-
-    for (_, path) in results {
-        let installed = InstalledToolchain::new(path)?;
-        installed.ensure_externally_managed()?;
-    }
-
-    if downloaded > 0 {
-        let s = if downloaded == 1 { "" } else { "s" };
-        info!(
-            "Fetched {} in {}s",
-            format!("{} version{}", downloaded, s),
-            start.elapsed().as_secs()
-        );
-    } else {
-        info!("All versions downloaded already.");
-    };
-
-    info!("Installed {} versions", requests.len());
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-async fn read_versions_file() -> Result<Vec<String>> {
-    let lines: Vec<String> = fs::tokio::read_to_string(".python-versions")
-        .await?
-        .lines()
-        .map(ToString::to_string)
-        .collect();
-    Ok(lines)
-}
diff --git a/crates/uv-dev/src/main.rs b/crates/uv-dev/src/main.rs
index 75b19dbc0116..4cf109bd0fe6 100644
--- a/crates/uv-dev/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-dev/src/main.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ use tracing_subscriber::{EnvFilter, Layer};
 use crate::build::{build, BuildArgs};
 use crate::clear_compile::ClearCompileArgs;
 use crate::compile::CompileArgs;
-use crate::fetch_python::FetchPythonArgs;
 use crate::generate_json_schema::GenerateJsonSchemaArgs;
 #[cfg(feature = "render")]
 use crate::render_benchmarks::RenderBenchmarksArgs;
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ static GLOBAL: tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc = tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc;
 mod build;
 mod clear_compile;
 mod compile;
-mod fetch_python;
 mod generate_json_schema;
 mod render_benchmarks;
 mod wheel_metadata;
@@ -61,8 +59,6 @@ enum Cli {
     Compile(CompileArgs),
     /// Remove all `.pyc` in the tree.
     ClearCompile(ClearCompileArgs),
-    /// Fetch Python versions for testing.
-    FetchPython(FetchPythonArgs),
     /// Generate JSON schema for the TOML configuration file.
     GenerateJSONSchema(GenerateJsonSchemaArgs),
     #[cfg(feature = "render")]
@@ -81,7 +77,6 @@ async fn run() -> Result<()> {
         Cli::WheelMetadata(args) => wheel_metadata::wheel_metadata(args).await?,
         Cli::Compile(args) => compile::compile(args).await?,
         Cli::ClearCompile(args) => clear_compile::clear_compile(&args)?,
-        Cli::FetchPython(args) => fetch_python::fetch_python(args).await?,
         Cli::GenerateJSONSchema(args) => generate_json_schema::main(&args)?,
         #[cfg(feature = "render")]
         Cli::RenderBenchmarks(args) => render_benchmarks::render_benchmarks(&args)?,