diff --git a/components/esptool_py/esptool/espefuse.py b/components/esptool_py/esptool/espefuse.py
index 78e23980ac..507de8bf2a 100644
--- a/components/esptool_py/esptool/espefuse.py
+++ b/components/esptool_py/esptool/espefuse.py
@@ -4,19 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
-import os
+import subprocess
 import sys
 
-try:
-    sys.path.remove(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))  # do not import this script
-except ValueError:
-    pass
-
-try:
-    import espefuse
-except ImportError:
-    raise ModuleNotFoundError('No module named "espefuse" please install espefuse.py by running '
-                              'the install and export scripts.')
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    espefuse._main()  # type: ignore
+    sys.exit(subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-m', 'espefuse'] + sys.argv[1:]).returncode)
diff --git a/components/esptool_py/esptool/espsecure.py b/components/esptool_py/esptool/espsecure.py
index 68b0325650..3979e83eaa 100644
--- a/components/esptool_py/esptool/espsecure.py
+++ b/components/esptool_py/esptool/espsecure.py
@@ -4,19 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
-import os
+import subprocess
 import sys
 
-try:
-    sys.path.remove(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))  # do not import this script
-except ValueError:
-    pass
-
-try:
-    import espsecure
-except ImportError:
-    raise ModuleNotFoundError('No module named "espsecure" please install espsecure.py by running '
-                              'the install and export scripts.')
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    espsecure._main()  # type: ignore
+    sys.exit(subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-m', 'espsecure'] + sys.argv[1:]).returncode)
diff --git a/components/esptool_py/esptool/esptool.py b/components/esptool_py/esptool/esptool.py
index 3063556d4d..828129e6d6 100644
--- a/components/esptool_py/esptool/esptool.py
+++ b/components/esptool_py/esptool/esptool.py
@@ -4,19 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
-import os
+import subprocess
 import sys
 
-try:
-    sys.path.remove(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))  # do not import this script
-except ValueError:
-    pass
-
-try:
-    import esptool
-except ImportError:
-    raise ModuleNotFoundError('No module named "esptool" please install esptool.py by running '
-                              'the install and export scripts.')
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    esptool._main()  # type: ignore
+    sys.exit(subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-m', 'esptool'] + sys.argv[1:]).returncode)