diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
index 294eb67..35b38d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         include:
-          - os: macos-latest
-            python-version: "3.7"
-            arch: "x86"
           - os: macos-latest
             python-version: "3.10"
             openssl-version: "3"
@@ -23,6 +20,10 @@ jobs:
             python-version: "3.12"
             openssl-version: "3"
         exclude:
+          # having trouble with arch arm64 on macos-ltest on Python 3.7
+          - os: macos-latest
+            python-version: "3.7"
+
           # test hangs on these combination
           - os: windows-latest
             python-version: "3.8"