diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-download.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-download.yaml
index 10e3d7f0c2..fcc4c96777 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-download.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-download.yaml
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 25
 
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-
     env:
       CYPRESS_CACHE_FOLDER: ~/.cache/Cypress
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index bf96611c8e..807b5531ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 25
 
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-
     env:
       CYPRESS_CACHE_FOLDER: ~/.cache/Cypress
 
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 2724eebb69..0000000000
--- a/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-script-shell=bash
diff --git a/bin/cli b/bin/cli
index 7d84ec0d2f..349e4bcc93 100755
--- a/bin/cli
+++ b/bin/cli
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const command = additionalOptions.shift()
 
 const npmrc = `
 audit=false
-script-shell=bash
 `
 
 const gitignore = `