diff --git a/eb_hooks.py b/eb_hooks.py
index c3ba03acfd..d29a837339 100644
--- a/eb_hooks.py
+++ b/eb_hooks.py
@@ -250,11 +250,15 @@ def parse_hook_lammps_remove_deps_for_CI_aarch64(ec, *args, **kwargs):
     """
     Remove x86_64 specific dependencies for the CI to pass on aarch64
     """
-    if ec.name == 'LAMMPS':
-        if ec.version == '2Aug2023_update2':
-            if os.getenv('EESSI_CPU_FAMILY') == 'aarch64':
-                ec['dependencies'].remove(('ScaFaCoS', '1.0.4'))
-                ec['dependencies'].remove(('tbb', '2021.11.0'))
+    if ec.name == 'LAMMPS' and ec.version in ('2Aug2023_update2',):
+        if os.getenv('EESSI_CPU_FAMILY') == 'aarch64':
+            # ScaFaCoS and tbb are not compatible with aarch64/* CPU targets,
+            # so remove them as dependencies for LAMMPS (they're optional);
+            # see also https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs/pull/19164 +
+            # https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs/pull/19000;
+            # we need this hook because we check for missing installations for all CPU targets
+            # on an x86_64 VM in GitHub Actions (so condition based on ARCH in LAMMPS easyconfig is always true)
+            ec['dependencies'] = [dep for dep in ec['dependencies'] if dep[0] not in ('ScaFaCoS', 'tbb')]
     else:
         raise EasyBuildError("LAMMPS-specific hook triggered for non-LAMMPS easyconfig?!")