diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index 02f112c4c0..cee899437f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ jobs:
           CIBW_BUILD: "cp39-* cp310-* cp311-* cp312*"
           CIBW_SKIP: "*-musllinux_*"  #  numpy doesn't have wheels for musllinux so we can't build some quickly and without bloating
           CIBW_ARCHS_LINUX: "x86_64"
-          CIBW_ARCHS_MACOS: x86_64 arm64
           MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "10.9" # as of CIBW 2.9, this is the default value, pin it so it can't be bumped silently
           CIBW_ARCHS_WINDOWS: "auto64"
           CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 1