diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index 713fdb21077e4ff107fe3687ddfbf1baa6f1d29b..32867db352c60999dfb3aa333a0f2fbf009c7963 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Display Python version
       run: python -c "import sys; print(sys.version)"
     
-    - name: Install GCC for MacOS using Homebrew
-      if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
-      run: |
-        brew reinstall gcc libomp llvm
-        brew link gcc
-    
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f9f204e682dddf6b5238ffecc20ed9bb63ae5bb8..025930efd404060fecababc2fb0dd8ef0cb7be5a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ else:
     ]
 
     if "darwin" in platform.platform().lower():
+        USE_OPENMP = False  # temporarily disable for GH actions 
         if gcc is not None:
             os.environ["CC"] = gcc
             os.environ["CXX"] = gcc
         else:
-            USE_OPENMP = False
             print(
                 "No GCC available. Install gcc from Homebrew " "using brew install gcc."
             )