diff --git a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
index bf6d90d929..e643c4646d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
@@ -108,10 +108,6 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
-    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
-      with:
-        toolchain: stable
-        components: clippy
     - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
     - name: Run sccache-cache
       id: sccache-setup
@@ -125,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install/setup prerequisites
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        sudo apt-get -y update ; sudo apt-get -y install gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu libselinux1-dev
+        sudo apt-get -y update ; sudo apt-get -y install libselinux1-dev
     - name: Initialize workflow variables
       id: vars
       shell: bash
@@ -264,7 +260,7 @@ jobs:
         ## `cargo update` testing
         # * convert any errors/warnings to GHA UI annotations; ref: <https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#setting-a-warning-message>
         for dir in "." "fuzz"; do
-          ( cd "$dir" && cargo fetch --locked --quiet --target $(rustc --print host-tuple)) || { echo "::error file=$dir/Cargo.lock::'$dir/Cargo.lock' file requires update (use \`cd '$dir' && cargo +${{ env.RUST_MIN_SRV }} update\`)" ; exit 1 ; }
+          ( cd "$dir" && cargo fetch --locked --quiet --target host-tuple) || { echo "::error file=$dir/Cargo.lock::'$dir/Cargo.lock' file requires update (use \`cd '$dir' && cargo +${{ env.RUST_MIN_SRV }} update\`)" ; exit 1 ; }
         done
 
   build_rust_stable: