diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 68752099c..5e440151b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         config:
-          - {os: macOS-latest,   r: 'release', rtools: ''}
           - {os: windows-latest, r: 'release', rtools: '43'}
           - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'release', rtools: ''}
           - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'oldrel-1', rtools: ''}