diff --git a/apps/installer/includes/os_configs/osx.sh b/apps/installer/includes/os_configs/osx.sh
index bf09d9784..d94e62f14 100644
--- a/apps/installer/includes/os_configs/osx.sh
+++ b/apps/installer/includes/os_configs/osx.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+##########################################
+## workaround for python upgrade issue https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/6817
+rm /usr/local/bin/2to3 || true
+rm /usr/local/bin/2to3-3.10 || true
+rm /usr/local/bin/2to3-3.11 || true
+rm /usr/local/bin/idle3 || true
+rm /usr/local/bin/idle3.10 || true
+rm /usr/local/bin/idle3.11 || true
+rm /usr/local/bin/pydoc3 || true
+rm /usr/local/bin/pydoc3.10 || true
+rm /usr/local/bin/pydoc3.11 || true
+rm /usr/local/bin/python3 || true
+rm /usr/local/bin/python3.10 || true
+rm /usr/local/bin/python3.11 || true
+rm /usr/local/bin/python3-config || true
+rm /usr/local/bin/python3.10-config || true
+rm /usr/local/bin/python3.11-config || true
+##########################################
+
 brew update
 
 ##########################################
@@ -8,8 +27,3 @@ fi
 ##########################################
 
 brew install openssl@1.1 readline boost bash-completion curl unzip mysql ccache
-
-##########################################
-## workaround to fix openssl in ci until https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/pull/4206 is merged
-ln -sf $(brew --cellar openssl@1.1)/1.1.1* /usr/local/opt/openssl
-##########################################