diff --git a/ci/install-dependencies.sh b/ci/install-dependencies.sh
index b4e22de3cb..fa0c00c606 100755
--- a/ci/install-dependencies.sh
+++ b/ci/install-dependencies.sh
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ macos-*)
 	export HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP=1
 	# Uncomment this if you want to run perf tests:
 	# brew install gnu-time
-	test -z "$BREW_INSTALL_PACKAGES" ||
-	brew install $BREW_INSTALL_PACKAGES
 	brew link --force gettext
 
 	mkdir -p "$P4_PATH"