diff --git a/.github/workflows/pip-mac.yml b/.github/workflows/pip-mac.yml
index a1d7729150..7c7c9f8310 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pip-mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pip-mac.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ jobs:
             -k "poisson_strong or stokes_mini or dg_advection"
         timeout-minutes: 30
 
-      # debugging, leave this around so I can check it out
-      # - name: Cleanup (post)
-      #   if: ${{ always() }}
-      #   run: rm -rf pip_venv
+      - name: Cleanup (post)
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        run: rm -rf pip_venv