diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-gnutls.yml b/.github/workflows/build-gnutls.yml
index 4f1d40a..815aac2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-gnutls.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-gnutls.yml
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ jobs:
       run: git submodule update --init --recursive
     - name: cmake
       run: cmake -B build -DUSE_JUICE=1 -DUSE_GNUTLS=1
-      env:
-# hack to bypass EPERM issue on sendto()
-        CFLAGS: -DJUICE_ENABLE_ADDRS_LOCALHOST
     - name: make
       run: (cd build; make -j2)
     - name: test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-openssl.yml b/.github/workflows/build-openssl.yml
index abd78c1..7b85021 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-openssl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-openssl.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ jobs:
       env:
         OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR: /usr/local/opt/openssl
         OPENSSL_LIBRARIES: /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib
-# hack to bypass EPERM issue on sendto()
-        CFLAGS: -DJUICE_ENABLE_ADDRS_LOCALHOST
     - name: make
       run: (cd build; make -j2)
     - name: test