diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0b43c5da5..daa000e02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -480,8 +480,6 @@ jobs:
                 -DCPACK_BUNDLE_APPLE_CERT_APP="-" \
                 .. && \
               make -j4;
-        echo killing XProtectBehaviorService; sudo pkill -9 XProtect >/dev/null || true;
-        echo waiting for XProtectBehaviorService kill; while pgrep XProtect; do sleep 3; done;
         brew install kadwanev/brew/retry
         retry make package
         export CUTTER_VERSION=$(python3 ../scripts/get_version.py)