diff --git a/scripts/build_pip.sh b/scripts/build_pip.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build_pip.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+rm -rf dist/ && \
+bazel run //mesop/pip_package:build_pip_package -- $(pwd)/dist/mesop.tar.gz && \
+cd dist && \
+tar -xzf mesop.tar.gz && \
+rm mesop.tar.gz
diff --git a/scripts/pip.sh b/scripts/pip.sh
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--- a/scripts/pip.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# Run this script from the workspace root:
-#
-# To run in clean mode (default):
-# $ source ./scripts/pip.sh
-#
-# To run in dirty mode:
-# $ MESOP_DIRTY=true source ./scripts/pip.sh
-#
-# Note: using source ensures the current directory & env are set
-# to the current shell which makes completing the smoke test
-# described in publishing.md more convenient.
-
-# Check if MESOP_DIRTY environment variable is set to true
-if [ "$MESOP_DIRTY" = "true" ]; then
-  echo "Running in dirty mode. (not running bazel clean)"
-  rm -rf /tmp/mesoprelease-test
-else
-  echo "Running in clean mode."
-  rm -rf /tmp/mesoprelease-test && bazel clean --expunge
-fi
-
-virtualenv --python python3 /tmp/mesoprelease-test/venv-test && \
-source /tmp/mesoprelease-test/venv-test/bin/activate && \
-uv pip install --upgrade pip && \
-uv pip install -r mesop/pip_package/requirements.txt && \
-uv pip install gunicorn && \
-bazel run //mesop/pip_package:build_pip_package -- /tmp/mesoprelease-test/mesop.tar.gz && \
-cp -r ./scripts/smoketest_app /tmp/mesoprelease-test && \
-# Do "-P" so that it follows the physical path so that
-# it follows the symlink on MacOs from /tmp to /private/tmp
-# Otherwise, gunicorn cannot serve the web component files properly
-cd -P /tmp/mesoprelease-test/ && \
-tar -xzf mesop.tar.gz && \
-uv pip install --upgrade /tmp/mesoprelease-test/mesop*.whl && \
-cd smoketest_app;
-
-echo -e "\n\033[1;34m=== Instructions to Run the Smoke Test ===\033[0m"
-echo -e "\033[1;33m1. Activate the virtual environment:\033[0m"
-echo "   source /tmp/mesoprelease-test/venv-test/bin/activate"
-echo -e "\033[1;33m2. Run the Mesop application:\033[0m"
-echo "   mesop main.py"
-echo -e "\033[1;34m=========================================\033[0m\n"