diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-release-process.yml b/.github/workflows/cli-release-process.yml
index a8f0f021960a..a0798e9df43a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-release-process.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-release-process.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Sign the QEMU binary locally'
         run: |
-          brew remove --ignore-dependencies qemu
           curl -o ./qemu.rb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/dc0669eca9479e9eeb495397ba3a7480aaa45c2e/Formula/qemu.rb
           brew install ./qemu.rb