diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 87b8b9d31f..823df88dc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ jobs:
           CURL_CI: github
           PYTEST_ADDOPTS: '--color=yes'
         run: |
-          brew services start httpd
           source $HOME/venv/bin/activate
           if [ -n '${{ matrix.build.generate }}' ]; then
             cmake --build bld --verbose --target curl-pytest-ci