diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index ce6eaaf3338e8f..4b2d851a81bac4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@ jobs:
             id: macos-x86_64-tests
             os: macos-12
             host: x86_64-apple-darwin16
+            packages: None
             test_runner_extra: "--all --exclude feature_dbcrash"
 
     steps:
@@ -747,11 +748,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup Environment
         run: |
-          if [[ ${{ matrix.config.os }} = ubuntu* ]]; then
-            sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends --no-upgrade -qq ${{ matrix.config.packages }}
-          fi
-          if [[ ${{ matrix.config.os }} = macos* ]]; then
-            brew install ${{ matrix.config.packages }}
+          if [[ ${{ matrix.config.packages != None ]]; then
+            if [[ ${{ matrix.config.os }} = ubuntu* ]]; then
+              sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends --no-upgrade -qq ${{ matrix.config.packages }}
+            fi
+            if [[ ${{ matrix.config.os }} = macos* ]]; then
+              brew install ${{ matrix.config.packages }}
+            fi
           fi
           pip install pyzmq