diff --git a/python/python.go b/python/python.go
index 8b31c6c81..7d77ca772 100644
--- a/python/python.go
+++ b/python/python.go
@@ -462,8 +462,7 @@ func (p *PythonLibraryModule) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleCont
 
 	// generate the zipfile of all source and data files
 	p.srcsZip = p.createSrcsZip(ctx, pkgPath)
-	// TODO(b/278602456): precompilation temporarily disabled for python3.11 upgrade
-	p.precompiledSrcsZip = p.srcsZip //p.precompileSrcs(ctx)
+	p.precompiledSrcsZip = p.precompileSrcs(ctx)
 }
 
 func isValidPythonPath(path string) error {