diff --git a/.github/workflows/checksrc.yml b/.github/workflows/checksrc.yml
index 18e9f1ba65..09aa7597ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checksrc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checksrc.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'typos'
         timeout-minutes: 2
         run: |
-          /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew update
           /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew install typos-cli
           eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
           typos --version
@@ -150,9 +149,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'install prereqs'
         timeout-minutes: 2
-        run: |
-          /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew update
-          /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew install actionlint shellcheck zizmor
+        run: /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew install actionlint shellcheck zizmor
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index dcf4640ca6..15b91c18c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install \
             libpsl-dev libbrotli-dev libidn2-dev libssh2-1-dev libssh-dev \
             libnghttp2-dev libldap-dev libkrb5-dev libgnutls28-dev libwolfssl-dev
-          /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew update
           /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew install c-ares gsasl libnghttp3 libngtcp2 mbedtls rustls-ffi
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/configure-vs-cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/configure-vs-cmake.yml
index e6a417944a..93bbb7ff95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/configure-vs-cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/configure-vs-cmake.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
           # shellcheck disable=SC2181
           while [[ $? == 0 ]]; do
             for i in 1 2 3; do
-              if brew update && brew install automake libtool; then
+              if brew install automake libtool; then
                 break 2
               else
                 echo "Error: wait to try again: $i"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 2b2f91f0b8..7a347dcec4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -473,7 +473,6 @@ jobs:
             ${INSTALL_PACKAGES} \
             ${MATRIX_INSTALL_PACKAGES}
           if [ -n "${INSTALL_PACKAGES_BREW}" ]; then
-            /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew update
             /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew install ${INSTALL_PACKAGES_BREW}
           fi
           # Workaround for ubuntu-24.04-arm images having 0777 for /home/runner,
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index e1471fcc68..4a50877d7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
           # shellcheck disable=SC2181
           while [[ $? == 0 ]]; do
             for i in 1 2 3; do
-              if brew update && brew install automake libtool; then
+              if brew install automake libtool; then
                 break 2
               else
                 echo "Error: wait to try again: $i"
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ jobs:
           # shellcheck disable=SC2181
           while [[ $? == 0 ]]; do
             for i in 1 2 3; do
-              if brew update && brew install pkgconf libpsl libssh2 ${INSTALL_PACKAGES} ${MATRIX_INSTALL}; then
+              if brew install pkgconf libpsl libssh2 ${INSTALL_PACKAGES} ${MATRIX_INSTALL}; then
                 break 2
               else
                 echo "Error: wait to try again: $i"
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ jobs:
           # shellcheck disable=SC2181
           while [[ $? == 0 ]]; do
             for i in 1 2 3; do
-              if brew update && brew install automake libtool; then
+              if brew install automake libtool; then
                 break 2
               else
                 echo "Error: wait to try again: $i"