diff --git a/.github/workflows/lib-build.yml b/.github/workflows/lib-build.yml
index f6959ddfec..e6a76a93ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lib-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lib-build.yml
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           uv tool install 'cibuildwheel==3.2.1'
 
-      - name: Install OpenSSL for Windows
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        run: |
-          choco install openssl.light --no-progress -y
+      # - name: Install OpenSSL for Windows
+      #   if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      #   run: |
+      #     choco install openssl.light --no-progress -y
 
       - name: Install Conan
         if: runner.os == 'Windows'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 698ff4c37b..2ead6ac830 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ manylinux-pypy_aarch64-image = "manylinux_2_28"
 enable = ["pypy"]
 [tool.cibuildwheel.linux]
 
-before-build = "rm -rf ~/.pyxbld && rpm --import https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/RPM-GPG-KEY-AlmaLinux && yum install -y libffi-devel libev libev-devel openssl openssl-devel"
+# Original: yum install -y libffi-devel libev libev-devel openssl openssl-devel
+before-build = "rm -rf ~/.pyxbld && rpm --import https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/RPM-GPG-KEY-AlmaLinux && yum install -y libffi-devel libev libev-devel"
 # Install the optional lz4 compression dependency so the lz4 segment tests run
 # (and fail loudly under CASS_DRIVER_NO_SKIP) instead of skipping silently.
 test-extras = ["compress-lz4"]