diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh b/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
index fd8126c4b..739a73a8d 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
@@ -42,11 +42,10 @@ if [[ "$CIBW_PLATFORM" == "ios" ]]; then
     fi
 
     IOS_SDK_PATH=$(xcrun --sdk $IOS_SDK --show-sdk-path)
+    CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS
     if [[ "$IOS_SDK" == "iphonesimulator" ]]; then
-        CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS
         IOS_HOST_TRIPLE=$PLAT-apple-ios$IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET-simulator
     else
-        CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS
         IOS_HOST_TRIPLE=$PLAT-apple-ios$IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET
     fi
 
@@ -163,8 +162,6 @@ function build_zlib_ng {
 
 function build_brotli {
     if [ -e brotli-stamp ]; then return; fi
-    local name=brotli
-    local version=$BROTLI_VERSION
     local out_dir=$(fetch_unpack https://github.com/google/brotli/archive/v$BROTLI_VERSION.tar.gz brotli-$BROTLI_VERSION.tar.gz)
     (cd $out_dir \
         && cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$BUILD_PREFIX -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=$BUILD_PREFIX/lib -DCMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR=$BUILD_PREFIX/lib $HOST_CMAKE_FLAGS  . \
@@ -174,10 +171,8 @@ function build_brotli {
 
 function build_harfbuzz {
     if [ -e harfbuzz-stamp ]; then return; fi
-    local name=harfbuzz
-    local version=$HARFBUZZ_VERSION
 
-    python3 -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check meson ninja
+    python3 -m pip install meson ninja
 
     local out_dir=$(fetch_unpack https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/download/$HARFBUZZ_VERSION/harfbuzz-$HARFBUZZ_VERSION.tar.xz harfbuzz-$HARFBUZZ_VERSION.tar.xz)
     (cd $out_dir \
@@ -302,7 +297,7 @@ if [[ -n "$IS_MACOS" ]]; then
 
     # Ensure cmake is available, and that the default prefix used by CMake is
     # the build prefix
-    python3 -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check cmake
+    python3 -m pip install cmake
     export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$BUILD_PREFIX
 
     if [[ -n "$IOS_SDK" ]]; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index a0dc61a9d..64c52956e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -97,17 +97,14 @@ jobs:
             platform: ios
             os: macos-latest
             cibw_arch: arm64_iphoneos
-            iphoneos_deployment_target: "13.0"
           - name: "iOS arm64 simulator"
             platform: ios
             os: macos-latest
             cibw_arch: arm64_iphonesimulator
-            iphoneos_deployment_target: "13.0"
           - name: "iOS x86_64 simulator"
             platform: ios
             os: macos-13
             cibw_arch: x86_64_iphonesimulator
-            iphoneos_deployment_target: "13.0"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -135,7 +132,6 @@ jobs:
           CIBW_MANYLINUX_PYPY_X86_64_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.manylinux }}
           CIBW_MANYLINUX_X86_64_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.manylinux }}
           MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: ${{ matrix.macosx_deployment_target }}
-          IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: ${{ matrix.iphoneos_deployment_target }}
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with: