diff --git a/src/ci/scripts/select-xcode.sh b/src/ci/scripts/select-xcode.sh
index d635d4384727f..569c4a4136d97 100755
--- a/src/ci/scripts/select-xcode.sh
+++ b/src/ci/scripts/select-xcode.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # This script selects the Xcode instance to use.
-# It also tries to do some cleanup in CI jobs of unused Xcodes.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 IFS=$'\n\t'
@@ -8,21 +7,5 @@ IFS=$'\n\t'
 source "$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/../shared.sh"
 
 if isMacOS; then
-    # This additional step is to try to remove an Xcode we aren't using because each one is HUGE
-    old_xcode="$(xcode-select --print-path)"
-    old_xcode="${old_xcode%/*}" # pop a dir
-    old_xcode="${old_xcode%/*}" # twice
-    if [[ $old_xcode =~ $SELECT_XCODE ]]; then
-        echo "xcode-select.sh's brutal hack may not be necessary?"
-        exit 1
-    elif [[ $SELECT_XCODE =~ "16" ]]; then
-        echo "Using Xcode 16? Please fix xcode-select.sh"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    if [ $CI ]; then # just in case someone sources this on their real computer
-        sudo rm -rf "${old_xcode}"
-        xcode_16="${old_xcode%/*}/Xcode-16.0.0.app"
-        sudo rm -rf "${xcode_16}"
-    fi
     sudo xcode-select -s "${SELECT_XCODE}"
 fi