diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 382e2dc5f1..b9733f466c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run brew readall on all taps
         run: brew readall --eval-all --aliases
 
-      - name: Run brew style on homebrew-core for Linux
+      - name: Run brew style on homebrew-core
         run: brew style --display-cop-names homebrew/core
 
       - name: Run brew audit --skip-style on all taps
@@ -88,12 +88,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up all Homebrew taps
         run: |
-          HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY="$(brew --repo)"
-          HOMEBREW_CORE_REPOSITORY="${HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY}/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-core"
-          git -C "${HOMEBREW_CORE_REPOSITORY}" remote add homebrew_core https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core
-          git -C "${HOMEBREW_CORE_REPOSITORY}" fetch homebrew_core || git -C "${HOMEBREW_CORE_REPOSITORY}" fetch homebrew_core
-          git -C "${HOMEBREW_CORE_REPOSITORY}" checkout --force -B master homebrew_core/master
-
           brew tap homebrew/aliases
           brew tap homebrew/autoupdate
           brew tap homebrew/bundle
@@ -109,12 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           brew update-reset Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-bundle
 
           # brew style doesn't like world writable directories
-          sudo chmod -R g-w,o-w "${HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY}/Library/Taps"
-
-      - name: Run brew style on homebrew-core for macOS
-        run: brew style --display-cop-names homebrew/core
-        env:
-          HOMEBREW_SIMULATE_MACOS_ON_LINUX: 1
+          sudo chmod -R g-w,o-w "$(brew --repo)/Library/Taps"
 
       - name: Run brew audit --skip-style on homebrew-core for macOS
         run: brew audit --skip-style --except=version --tap=homebrew/core