diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh b/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
index 19eb91cbb..97c1adf09 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
@@ -38,16 +38,6 @@ BZIP2_VERSION=1.0.8
 LIBXCB_VERSION=1.17.0
 BROTLI_VERSION=1.1.0
 
-if [[ -n "$IS_MACOS" ]] && [[ "$CIBW_ARCHS" == "x86_64" ]]; then
-    function build_openjpeg {
-        local out_dir=$(fetch_unpack https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/archive/v$OPENJPEG_VERSION.tar.gz openjpeg-$OPENJPEG_VERSION.tar.gz)
-        (cd $out_dir \
-            && cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$BUILD_PREFIX -DCMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR=$BUILD_PREFIX/lib . \
-            && make install)
-        touch openjpeg-stamp
-    }
-fi
-
 function build_brotli {
     local cmake=$(get_modern_cmake)
     local out_dir=$(fetch_unpack https://github.com/google/brotli/archive/v$BROTLI_VERSION.tar.gz brotli-$BROTLI_VERSION.tar.gz)