diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0f837d793bddc..fbd3af440c6b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
       cp-version: ${{ needs.scheduler.outputs.cp-version }}
 
   mpy-cross-mac:
-    runs-on: macos-13
+    runs-on: macos-latest
     needs: scheduler
     if: needs.scheduler.outputs.ports != '{}'
     env:
@@ -131,33 +131,18 @@ jobs:
         gcc --version
         python3 --version
         msgfmt --version
-    - name: Build mpy-cross
-      run: make -C mpy-cross -j4
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: mpy-cross-macos-x64
-        path: mpy-cross/build/mpy-cross
     - name: Build mpy-cross (arm64)
       run: make -C mpy-cross -j4 -f Makefile.m1 V=2
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: mpy-cross-macos-arm64
         path: mpy-cross/build-arm64/mpy-cross-arm64
-    - name: Make universal binary
-      run: lipo -create -output mpy-cross-macos-universal mpy-cross/build/mpy-cross mpy-cross/build-arm64/mpy-cross-arm64
-    - name: Upload artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: mpy-cross-macos-universal
-        path: mpy-cross-macos-universal
     - name: Upload to S3
       if: >-
           (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.repository_owner == 'adafruit') ||
           (github.event_name == 'release' && (github.event.action == 'published' || github.event.action == 'rerequested'))
       run: |
-        [ -z "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" ] || aws s3 cp mpy-cross-macos-universal s3://adafruit-circuit-python/bin/mpy-cross/macos/mpy-cross-macos-"${CP_VERSION}"-universal --no-progress --region us-east-1
         [ -z "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" ] || aws s3 cp mpy-cross/build-arm64/mpy-cross-arm64 s3://adafruit-circuit-python/bin/mpy-cross/macos/mpy-cross-macos-"${CP_VERSION}"-arm64 --no-progress --region us-east-1
-        [ -z "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" ] || aws s3 cp mpy-cross/build/mpy-cross s3://adafruit-circuit-python/bin/mpy-cross/macos/mpy-cross-macos-"${CP_VERSION}"-x64 --no-progress --region us-east-1
       env:
         AWS_PAGER: ''
         AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}