diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_matrix.yml
index c2c6ebb2..27ff30b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_matrix.yml
@@ -27,14 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           brew install ninja
           brew install inih
-          pushd /tmp
-          curl -LO https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/release-1.8.0.tar.gz
-          tar xzf   release-1.8.0.tar.gz
-          mkdir -p  googletest-release-1.8.0/build
-          pushd     googletest-release-1.8.0/build
-          cmake .. ; make ; make install
-          popd
-          popd
+          brew install googletest
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_special_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_special_builds.yml
index 63e9f3cd..75ff507d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_special_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_special_builds.yml
@@ -22,14 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           brew install ninja
           brew install inih
-          pushd /tmp
-          curl -LO https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/release-1.8.0.tar.gz
-          tar xzf   release-1.8.0.tar.gz
-          mkdir -p  googletest-release-1.8.0/build
-          pushd     googletest-release-1.8.0/build
-          cmake .. ; make ; make install
-          popd
-          popd
+          brew install googletest
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_push_BasicWinLinMac.yml b/.github/workflows/on_push_BasicWinLinMac.yml
index 036c6268..a6725cd2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_push_BasicWinLinMac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_push_BasicWinLinMac.yml
@@ -104,14 +104,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           brew install ninja
           brew install inih
-          pushd /tmp
-          curl -LO https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/release-1.8.0.tar.gz
-          tar xzf   release-1.8.0.tar.gz
-          mkdir -p  googletest-release-1.8.0/build
-          pushd     googletest-release-1.8.0/build
-          cmake .. ; make ; make install
-          popd
-          popd
+          brew install googletest
 
       - name: build and compile
         run: |