diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_test-base.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_test-base.yml
index 3441097ae2..cf92c64f1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_test-base.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_test-base.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup macOS
       if: runner.os == 'macOS'
       run: |
-        brew update  # todo: find a better fix (libomp error)
         brew install libomp  # https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/20030
 
     # Note: This uses an internal pip API and may not always work
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_test-full.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_test-full.yml
index ec65296de1..ec9e71c5b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_test-full.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_test-full.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup macOS
       if: runner.os == 'macOS'
       run: |
-        brew update  # todo: find a better fix (libomp error)
         brew install libomp  # https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/20030
         brew install openmpi libuv  # Horovod on macOS requires OpenMPI, Gloo not currently supported