diff --git a/images/macos/scripts/build/install-pkg-config.sh b/images/macos/scripts/build/install-pkg-config.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 77969096b7b5..000000000000
--- a/images/macos/scripts/build/install-pkg-config.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e -o pipefail
-################################################################################
-##  File:  install-pkg-config.sh
-##  Desc:  Install pkg-config
-################################################################################
-
-source ~/utils/utils.sh
-
-echo "Installing pkg-config..."
-
-brew tap-new my-org/old-formulas
-brew extract pkg-config my-org/old-formulas --version=0.29.2
-brew install my-org/old-formulas/pkg-config@0.29.2
-
-invoke_tests "Common" "pkg-config"
diff --git a/images/macos/scripts/tests/BasicTools.Tests.ps1 b/images/macos/scripts/tests/BasicTools.Tests.ps1
index e6cfeac595a1..6acf6e65a87c 100644
--- a/images/macos/scripts/tests/BasicTools.Tests.ps1
+++ b/images/macos/scripts/tests/BasicTools.Tests.ps1
@@ -178,3 +178,9 @@ Describe "imagemagick" -Skip:($os.IsVentura -or $os.IsSonoma -or $os.IsSequoia)
         "magick -version" | Should -ReturnZeroExitCode
     }
 }
+
+Describe "pkgconf" {
+    It "pkgconf" {
+        "pkgconf --version" | Should -ReturnZeroExitCode
+    }
+}
diff --git a/images/macos/scripts/tests/Common.Tests.ps1 b/images/macos/scripts/tests/Common.Tests.ps1
index a42722e39898..4d6ebf8e289c 100644
--- a/images/macos/scripts/tests/Common.Tests.ps1
+++ b/images/macos/scripts/tests/Common.Tests.ps1
@@ -168,9 +168,3 @@ Describe "Unxip" {
         "unxip --version" | Should -ReturnZeroExitCode
     }
 }
-
-Describe "pkg-config" {
-    It "pkg-config" {
-        "pkg-config --version" | Should -ReturnZeroExitCode
-    }
-}
diff --git a/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.anka.pkr.hcl b/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.anka.pkr.hcl
index e48cfe3c44ad..25789a533f79 100644
--- a/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.anka.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.anka.pkr.hcl
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ build {
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-git.sh",
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-node.sh",
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-common-utils.sh",
-      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-unxip.sh",
-      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-pkg-config.sh"
+      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-unxip.sh"
     ]
   }
 
diff --git a/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl b/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
index ef0156071fbf..7e03aa8fe7ee 100644
--- a/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
@@ -220,8 +220,7 @@ build {
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-git.sh",
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-node.sh",
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-common-utils.sh",
-      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-unxip.sh",
-      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-pkg-config.sh"
+      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-unxip.sh"
     ]
   }
 
diff --git a/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.anka.pkr.hcl b/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.anka.pkr.hcl
index a0ce3632f784..a29cd926baff 100644
--- a/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.anka.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.anka.pkr.hcl
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ build {
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-rubygems.sh",
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-git.sh",
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-node.sh",
-      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-common-utils.sh",
-      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-pkg-config.sh"
+      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-common-utils.sh"
     ]
   }
 
diff --git a/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl b/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
index 319395dadb37..be90e1015288 100644
--- a/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
@@ -219,8 +219,7 @@ build {
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-rubygems.sh",
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-git.sh",
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-node.sh",
-      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-common-utils.sh",
-      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-pkg-config.sh"
+      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-common-utils.sh"
     ]
   }
 
diff --git a/images/macos/templates/macOS-15.anka.pkr.hcl b/images/macos/templates/macOS-15.anka.pkr.hcl
index 7bb9068bad27..6e93eccf210f 100644
--- a/images/macos/templates/macOS-15.anka.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/macos/templates/macOS-15.anka.pkr.hcl
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ build {
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-rubygems.sh",
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-git.sh",
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-node.sh",
-      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-common-utils.sh",
-      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-pkg-config.sh"
+      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-common-utils.sh"
     ]
   }
 
diff --git a/images/macos/templates/macOS-15.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl b/images/macos/templates/macOS-15.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
index 4a4a0661fa38..8e72eace0760 100644
--- a/images/macos/templates/macOS-15.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/macos/templates/macOS-15.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ build {
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-rubygems.sh",
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-git.sh",
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-node.sh",
-      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-common-utils.sh",
-      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-pkg-config.sh"
+      "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-common-utils.sh"
     ]
   }
 
diff --git a/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-13.json b/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-13.json
index 2c38a66330ab..e859c1cc1346 100644
--- a/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-13.json
+++ b/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-13.json
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
             "p7zip",
             "packer",
             "perl",
+            "pkgconf",
             "swiftformat",
             "tcl-tk@8",
             "zstd",
diff --git a/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-14.json b/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-14.json
index daf2e755fcd5..b629b93b3019 100644
--- a/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-14.json
+++ b/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-14.json
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
             "p7zip",
             "packer",
             "perl",
+            "pkgconf",
             "swiftformat",
             "tcl-tk@8",
             "zstd",
diff --git a/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-15.json b/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-15.json
index 60f7d57a6a7b..7b51e9c3d2f3 100644
--- a/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-15.json
+++ b/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-15.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
             "p7zip",
             "packer",
             "perl",
+            "pkgconf",
             "swiftformat",
             "zstd",
             "gmp",