diff --git a/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml b/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml
index fb19e7e65817..0bec8c89cfa5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml
@@ -115,13 +115,12 @@ jobs:
       CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: >-
         python {package}/ci/check_version_number.py
       MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "10.12"
-      MPL_DISABLE_FH4: "yes"
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             cibw_archs: "x86_64"
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
             cibw_archs: "aarch64"
           - os: windows-latest
             cibw_archs: "auto64"
@@ -131,12 +130,6 @@ jobs:
             cibw_archs: "arm64"
 
     steps:
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        if: matrix.cibw_archs == 'aarch64'
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@49b3bc8e6bdd4a60e6116a5414239cba5943d3cf  # v3.2.0
-        with:
-          platforms: arm64
-
       - name: Download sdist
         uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16  # v4.1.8
         with: