diff --git a/Tools/environment_install/install-prereqs-mac.sh b/Tools/environment_install/install-prereqs-mac.sh
index c05f645f26..906ad0022a 100755
--- a/Tools/environment_install/install-prereqs-mac.sh
+++ b/Tools/environment_install/install-prereqs-mac.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function maybe_prompt_user() {
 # see https://github.com/orgs/Homebrew/discussions/3895
 find /usr/local/bin -lname '*/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/*' -delete
 
-# brew update  # tmporarily removed, see https://github.com/orgs/Homebrew/discussions/4612
+brew update
 brew install gawk curl coreutils wget
 
 PIP=pip