diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 58f7ef1d..e97d247f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ jobs:
           python3 -m venv ./.venv
           echo "$PWD/.venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
-      # install previous version of setuptools as temporary fix
-      # see also recommendations here: https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/3227
-      - name: Python Dependencies (macOS)
-        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
-        run: python3 -m pip install 'setuptools<61'
-
       - name: Python Dependencies (all)
         run: python3 -m pip install Cython pytest pyparsing toml