diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-custom-build/index.py b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-custom-build/index.py
index c033f37560534..04f99eb108b30 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-custom-build/index.py
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-custom-build/index.py
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import requests
-from PIL import Image
 
 def handler(event, context):
   response = requests.get('https://a0.awsstatic.com/main/images/logos/aws_smile-header-desktop-en-white_59x35.png', stream=True)
-  img = Image.open(response.raw)
 
   print(response.status_code)
-  print(img.size)
 
   return response.status_code
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-custom-build/requirements.txt b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-custom-build/requirements.txt
index c636db83b8c9e..4fcd85719fe3a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-custom-build/requirements.txt
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-custom-build/requirements.txt
@@ -5,5 +5,3 @@ idna==2.10
 urllib3==1.26.7
 # Requests used by this lambda
 requests==2.26.0
-# Pillow 6.x so that python 2.7 and 3.x can both use this fixture
-Pillow==8.4.0
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-pipenv/Pipfile b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-pipenv/Pipfile
index a309b821c5801..78d783bc4b9b0 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-pipenv/Pipfile
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-pipenv/Pipfile
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ verify_ssl = true
 
 [packages]
 requests = "==2.26.0"
-Pillow = "==8.4.0"
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-pipenv/Pipfile.lock b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-pipenv/Pipfile.lock
index f92befb9e3dd6..441acc679505f 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-pipenv/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-pipenv/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "fe29bbb3f12db421fd27678820291d33cf6b3dce6bb189274449dee89cf434e8"
+            "sha256": "6cfaa5a495be5cf47942a14b04d50e639f14743101e621684e86449dbac8da61"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {},
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
         },
         "charset-normalizer": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:1eecaa09422db5be9e29d7fc65664e6c33bd06f9ced7838578ba40d58bdf3721",
-                "sha256:b0b883e8e874edfdece9c28f314e3dd5badf067342e42fb162203335ae61aa2c"
+                "sha256:876d180e9d7432c5d1dfd4c5d26b72f099d503e8fcc0feb7532c9289be60fcbd",
+                "sha256:cb957888737fc0bbcd78e3df769addb41fd1ff8cf950dc9e7ad7793f1bf44455"
             ],
             "markers": "python_version >= '3'",
-            "version": "==2.0.9"
+            "version": "==2.0.10"
         },
         "idna": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -37,53 +37,6 @@
             "markers": "python_version >= '3'",
             "version": "==3.3"
         },
-        "pillow": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:066f3999cb3b070a95c3652712cffa1a748cd02d60ad7b4e485c3748a04d9d76",
-                "sha256:0a0956fdc5defc34462bb1c765ee88d933239f9a94bc37d132004775241a7585",
-                "sha256:0b052a619a8bfcf26bd8b3f48f45283f9e977890263e4571f2393ed8898d331b",
-                "sha256:1394a6ad5abc838c5cd8a92c5a07535648cdf6d09e8e2d6df916dfa9ea86ead8",
-                "sha256:1bc723b434fbc4ab50bb68e11e93ce5fb69866ad621e3c2c9bdb0cd70e345f55",
-                "sha256:244cf3b97802c34c41905d22810846802a3329ddcb93ccc432870243211c79fc",
-                "sha256:25a49dc2e2f74e65efaa32b153527fc5ac98508d502fa46e74fa4fd678ed6645",
-                "sha256:2e4440b8f00f504ee4b53fe30f4e381aae30b0568193be305256b1462216feff",
-                "sha256:3862b7256046fcd950618ed22d1d60b842e3a40a48236a5498746f21189afbbc",
-                "sha256:3eb1ce5f65908556c2d8685a8f0a6e989d887ec4057326f6c22b24e8a172c66b",
-                "sha256:3f97cfb1e5a392d75dd8b9fd274d205404729923840ca94ca45a0af57e13dbe6",
-                "sha256:493cb4e415f44cd601fcec11c99836f707bb714ab03f5ed46ac25713baf0ff20",
-                "sha256:4acc0985ddf39d1bc969a9220b51d94ed51695d455c228d8ac29fcdb25810e6e",
-                "sha256:5503c86916d27c2e101b7f71c2ae2cddba01a2cf55b8395b0255fd33fa4d1f1a",
-                "sha256:5b7bb9de00197fb4261825c15551adf7605cf14a80badf1761d61e59da347779",
-                "sha256:5e9ac5f66616b87d4da618a20ab0a38324dbe88d8a39b55be8964eb520021e02",
-                "sha256:620582db2a85b2df5f8a82ddeb52116560d7e5e6b055095f04ad828d1b0baa39",
-                "sha256:62cc1afda735a8d109007164714e73771b499768b9bb5afcbbee9d0ff374b43f",
-                "sha256:70ad9e5c6cb9b8487280a02c0ad8a51581dcbbe8484ce058477692a27c151c0a",
-                "sha256:72b9e656e340447f827885b8d7a15fc8c4e68d410dc2297ef6787eec0f0ea409",
-                "sha256:72cbcfd54df6caf85cc35264c77ede902452d6df41166010262374155947460c",
-                "sha256:792e5c12376594bfcb986ebf3855aa4b7c225754e9a9521298e460e92fb4a488",
-                "sha256:7b7017b61bbcdd7f6363aeceb881e23c46583739cb69a3ab39cb384f6ec82e5b",
-                "sha256:81f8d5c81e483a9442d72d182e1fb6dcb9723f289a57e8030811bac9ea3fef8d",
-                "sha256:82aafa8d5eb68c8463b6e9baeb4f19043bb31fefc03eb7b216b51e6a9981ae09",
-                "sha256:84c471a734240653a0ec91dec0996696eea227eafe72a33bd06c92697728046b",
-                "sha256:8c803ac3c28bbc53763e6825746f05cc407b20e4a69d0122e526a582e3b5e153",
-                "sha256:93ce9e955cc95959df98505e4608ad98281fff037350d8c2671c9aa86bcf10a9",
-                "sha256:9a3e5ddc44c14042f0844b8cf7d2cd455f6cc80fd7f5eefbe657292cf601d9ad",
-                "sha256:a4901622493f88b1a29bd30ec1a2f683782e57c3c16a2dbc7f2595ba01f639df",
-                "sha256:a5a4532a12314149d8b4e4ad8ff09dde7427731fcfa5917ff16d0291f13609df",
-                "sha256:b8831cb7332eda5dc89b21a7bce7ef6ad305548820595033a4b03cf3091235ed",
-                "sha256:b8e2f83c56e141920c39464b852de3719dfbfb6e3c99a2d8da0edf4fb33176ed",
-                "sha256:c70e94281588ef053ae8998039610dbd71bc509e4acbc77ab59d7d2937b10698",
-                "sha256:c8a17b5d948f4ceeceb66384727dde11b240736fddeda54ca740b9b8b1556b29",
-                "sha256:d82cdb63100ef5eedb8391732375e6d05993b765f72cb34311fab92103314649",
-                "sha256:d89363f02658e253dbd171f7c3716a5d340a24ee82d38aab9183f7fdf0cdca49",
-                "sha256:d99ec152570e4196772e7a8e4ba5320d2d27bf22fdf11743dd882936ed64305b",
-                "sha256:ddc4d832a0f0b4c52fff973a0d44b6c99839a9d016fe4e6a1cb8f3eea96479c2",
-                "sha256:e3dacecfbeec9a33e932f00c6cd7996e62f53ad46fbe677577394aaa90ee419a",
-                "sha256:eb9fc393f3c61f9054e1ed26e6fe912c7321af2f41ff49d3f83d05bacf22cc78"
-            ],
-            "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==8.4.0"
-        },
         "requests": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:6c1246513ecd5ecd4528a0906f910e8f0f9c6b8ec72030dc9fd154dc1a6efd24",
@@ -94,11 +47,11 @@
         },
         "urllib3": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:4987c65554f7a2dbf30c18fd48778ef124af6fab771a377103da0585e2336ece",
-                "sha256:c4fdf4019605b6e5423637e01bc9fe4daef873709a7973e195ceba0a62bbc844"
+                "sha256:000ca7f471a233c2251c6c7023ee85305721bfdf18621ebff4fd17a8653427ed",
+                "sha256:0e7c33d9a63e7ddfcb86780aac87befc2fbddf46c58dbb487e0855f7ceec283c"
             ],
             "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4' and python_version < '4'",
-            "version": "==1.26.7"
+            "version": "==1.26.8"
         }
     },
     "develop": {}
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-pipenv/index.py b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-pipenv/index.py
index c033f37560534..04f99eb108b30 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-pipenv/index.py
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-pipenv/index.py
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import requests
-from PIL import Image
 
 def handler(event, context):
   response = requests.get('https://a0.awsstatic.com/main/images/logos/aws_smile-header-desktop-en-white_59x35.png', stream=True)
-  img = Image.open(response.raw)
 
   print(response.status_code)
-  print(img.size)
 
   return response.status_code
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-poetry/index.py b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-poetry/index.py
index c033f37560534..04f99eb108b30 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-poetry/index.py
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-poetry/index.py
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import requests
-from PIL import Image
 
 def handler(event, context):
   response = requests.get('https://a0.awsstatic.com/main/images/logos/aws_smile-header-desktop-en-white_59x35.png', stream=True)
-  img = Image.open(response.raw)
 
   print(response.status_code)
-  print(img.size)
 
   return response.status_code
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-poetry/poetry.lock b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-poetry/poetry.lock
index d07a92e9ef100..6b59241f10c2d 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-poetry/poetry.lock
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-poetry/poetry.lock
@@ -25,14 +25,6 @@ category = "main"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.5"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pillow"
-version = "8.4.0"
-description = "Python Imaging Library (Fork)"
-category = "main"
-optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.6"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "requests"
 version = "2.26.0"
@@ -82,49 +74,6 @@ idna = [
     {file = "idna-3.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:84d9dd047ffa80596e0f246e2eab0b391788b0503584e8945f2368256d2735ff"},
     {file = "idna-3.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:9d643ff0a55b762d5cdb124b8eaa99c66322e2157b69160bc32796e824360e6d"},
 ]
-pillow = [
-    {file = "Pillow-8.4.0-cp310-cp310-macosx_10_10_universal2.whl", hash = "sha256:81f8d5c81e483a9442d72d182e1fb6dcb9723f289a57e8030811bac9ea3fef8d"},
-    {file = "Pillow-8.4.0-cp310-cp310-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl", hash = "sha256:3f97cfb1e5a392d75dd8b9fd274d205404729923840ca94ca45a0af57e13dbe6"},
-    {file = "Pillow-8.4.0-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:eb9fc393f3c61f9054e1ed26e6fe912c7321af2f41ff49d3f83d05bacf22cc78"},
-    {file = "Pillow-8.4.0-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_i686.manylinux2014_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:d82cdb63100ef5eedb8391732375e6d05993b765f72cb34311fab92103314649"},
-    {file = "Pillow-8.4.0-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:62cc1afda735a8d109007164714e73771b499768b9bb5afcbbee9d0ff374b43f"},
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-    {file = "Pillow-8.4.0-cp310-cp310-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:620582db2a85b2df5f8a82ddeb52116560d7e5e6b055095f04ad828d1b0baa39"},
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-    {file = "Pillow-8.4.0-pp37-pypy37_pp73-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:84c471a734240653a0ec91dec0996696eea227eafe72a33bd06c92697728046b"},
-    {file = "Pillow-8.4.0-pp37-pypy37_pp73-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:244cf3b97802c34c41905d22810846802a3329ddcb93ccc432870243211c79fc"},
-    {file = "Pillow-8.4.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:b8e2f83c56e141920c39464b852de3719dfbfb6e3c99a2d8da0edf4fb33176ed"},
-]
 requests = [
     {file = "requests-2.26.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:6c1246513ecd5ecd4528a0906f910e8f0f9c6b8ec72030dc9fd154dc1a6efd24"},
     {file = "requests-2.26.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:b8aa58f8cf793ffd8782d3d8cb19e66ef36f7aba4353eec859e74678b01b07a7"},
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-poetry/pyproject.toml b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-poetry/pyproject.toml
index c4dd461c007a7..6d90c4b4fec9b 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-poetry/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-poetry/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ authors = ["Your Name <you@example.com>"]
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "^3.6"
 requests = "2.26.0"
-Pillow = "8.4.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-project/lambda/index.py b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-project/lambda/index.py
index 6ac592242c8fb..fb1e8bb1ce0ab 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-project/lambda/index.py
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-project/lambda/index.py
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 import requests
-from PIL import Image
 import shared
 
 def handler(event, context):
   response = requests.get(shared.get_url(), stream=True)
-  img = Image.open(response.raw)
 
   print(response.status_code)
-  print(img.size)
 
   return response.status_code
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-project/shared/requirements.txt b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-project/shared/requirements.txt
index d87aff1f66a75..eff24435fa632 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-project/shared/requirements.txt
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler-project/shared/requirements.txt
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@ chardet==3.0.4
 idna==2.10
 urllib3==1.26.7
 # Requests used by this lambda
-requests==2.26.0
-Pillow==8.4.0
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler/index.py b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler/index.py
index c033f37560534..04f99eb108b30 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler/index.py
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler/index.py
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import requests
-from PIL import Image
 
 def handler(event, context):
   response = requests.get('https://a0.awsstatic.com/main/images/logos/aws_smile-header-desktop-en-white_59x35.png', stream=True)
-  img = Image.open(response.raw)
 
   print(response.status_code)
-  print(img.size)
 
   return response.status_code
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler/requirements.txt b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler/requirements.txt
index c636db83b8c9e..4fcd85719fe3a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler/requirements.txt
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python/test/lambda-handler/requirements.txt
@@ -5,5 +5,3 @@ idna==2.10
 urllib3==1.26.7
 # Requests used by this lambda
 requests==2.26.0
-# Pillow 6.x so that python 2.7 and 3.x can both use this fixture
-Pillow==8.4.0