diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index f096323ea..97ca5fb72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-18.04, windows-2019, macos-10.15]
         pyv: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
-        include:
-          - os: "macos-11.0"
-            pyv: "3.9"
+# macos 11.0 workers take too long to start up
+#        include:
+#          - os: "macos-11.0"
+#            pyv: "3.9"
         exclude:
           - os: macos-10.15
             pyv: "3.9"