diff --git a/src/ci/scripts/select-xcode.sh b/src/ci/scripts/select-xcode.sh
index d635d4384727f..535f9453b6a37 100755
--- a/src/ci/scripts/select-xcode.sh
+++ b/src/ci/scripts/select-xcode.sh
@@ -8,21 +8,20 @@ IFS=$'\n\t'
 source "$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/../shared.sh"
 
 if isMacOS; then
+
     # This additional step is to try to remove an Xcode we aren't using because each one is HUGE
     old_xcode="$(xcode-select --print-path)"
     old_xcode="${old_xcode%/*}" # pop a dir
     old_xcode="${old_xcode%/*}" # twice
-    if [[ $old_xcode =~ $SELECT_XCODE ]]; then
-        echo "xcode-select.sh's brutal hack may not be necessary?"
-        exit 1
-    elif [[ $SELECT_XCODE =~ "16" ]]; then
-        echo "Using Xcode 16? Please fix xcode-select.sh"
+    if [[ $SELECT_XCODE =~ "16" ]]; then
+        echo "Using Xcode 16? Please fix select-xcode.sh"
         exit 1
     fi
     if [ $CI ]; then # just in case someone sources this on their real computer
-        sudo rm -rf "${old_xcode}"
         xcode_16="${old_xcode%/*}/Xcode-16.0.0.app"
         sudo rm -rf "${xcode_16}"
     fi
+
+    # Now actually pick an Xcode!
     sudo xcode-select -s "${SELECT_XCODE}"
 fi