diff --git a/build_tools/python_deploy/build_macos_packages.sh b/build_tools/python_deploy/build_macos_packages.sh
index c6c380786769..e0d77ac17038 100755
--- a/build_tools/python_deploy/build_macos_packages.sh
+++ b/build_tools/python_deploy/build_macos_packages.sh
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ function run() {
 }
 
 function build_iree_runtime() {
-  # TODO(antiagainst): remove Vulkan once IREE_HAL_DRIVER_METAL is stable
   export IREE_RUNTIME_BUILD_TRACY=ON
-  IREE_HAL_DRIVER_VULKAN=ON \
   python3 -m pip wheel -v -w $output_dir $repo_root/runtime/
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/setup.py b/runtime/setup.py
index ffeab7a011bc..d14a3e3affdb 100644
--- a/runtime/setup.py
+++ b/runtime/setup.py
@@ -275,10 +275,6 @@ def build_configuration(cmake_build_dir, cmake_install_dir, extra_cmake_args=())
         "-DIREE_BUILD_TESTS=OFF",
         "-DPython3_EXECUTABLE={}".format(sys.executable),
         "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={}".format(cfg),
-        get_env_cmake_option(
-            "IREE_HAL_DRIVER_VULKAN",
-            "OFF" if platform.system() == "Darwin" else "ON",
-        ),
         get_env_cmake_list("IREE_EXTERNAL_HAL_DRIVERS", ""),
         get_env_cmake_option("IREE_ENABLE_CPUINFO", "ON"),
     ] + list(extra_cmake_args)