diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda.yaml b/.github/workflows/conda.yaml
index 5c59ef104..4ce468707 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os:
-          - ubuntu-latest
+          # - ubuntu-latest
           - macos-14
           # - macos-14-arm64
 
diff --git a/dev/github-actions/setup-conda.sh b/dev/github-actions/setup-conda.sh
index ecd61340e..387609d51 100755
--- a/dev/github-actions/setup-conda.sh
+++ b/dev/github-actions/setup-conda.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ then
     # For consistent timing messages:
     gnu-time
   )
-  brew update >& tool.log
+  # brew update >& tool.log
 elif [[ $MATRIX_OS == "macos-14-arm64" ]]
 then
   TOOL=( brew install )