diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6767a1c4..b25f887d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -255,11 +255,9 @@ jobs:
             if [[ "$RUNNER_ARCH" == "ARM64" ]]; then
               PYEXTERNALS_PATH="arm64"
               WIX_ARCH="arm64"
-              CHOC_OPS=""
             elif [[ "$RUNNER_ARCH" == "X64" ]]; then
               PYEXTERNALS_PATH="amd64"
               WIX_ARCH="x64"
-              CHOC_OPS=""
             fi
             LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:${PYTHON_SOURCE_PATH}/PCbuild/${PYEXTERNALS_PATH}"
             echo "PYTHON=${PYTHON_SOURCE_PATH}/PCbuild/${PYEXTERNALS_PATH}/python.exe" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -294,8 +292,8 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.goal == 'build' && steps.cache-python-ssl.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
           cd "${OPENSSL_SOURCE_PATH}"
-          # TODO: remove this once https://github.com/openssl/openssl/issues/26239 is fixed.
           if ([ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ] && [ "$RUNNER_ARCH" == "ARM64" ]); then
+            # https://github.com/openssl/openssl/issues/26239
             export CFLAGS=-DNO_INTERLOCKEDOR64
           fi
           # --libdir=lib is needed so Python can find OpenSSL libraries