diff --git a/.ci/macos/build.sh b/.ci/macos/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6a883678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/macos/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+set -u
+
+# unused
+#TAG=$(git tag -l --points-at HEAD)
+
+# Add Qt binaries to path
+PATH="$(brew --prefix qt5):${PATH}"
+export PATH
+
+CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$(brew --prefix qt5)"
+export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
+
+cmake -GNinja -S. -Bbuild \
+      -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
+      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=.deps/usr \
+      -DHUNTER_ROOT="../.hunter" \
+      -DHUNTER_ENABLED=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF \
+      -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DHUNTER_CONFIGURATION_TYPES=RelWithDebInfo \
+      -DUSE_BUNDLED_OPENSSL=ON \
+      -DUSE_BUNDLED_BOOST=ON \
+      -DCI_BUILD=ON \
+      -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.15
+cmake --build build
+( cd build || exit 
+  git clone https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/qt-jdenticon.git
+  cd qt-jdenticon && qmake && make -j 4
+  cp libqtjdenticon.dylib ../nheko.app/Contents/MacOS
+)
+
+macdeployqt nheko.app -always-overwrite -qmldir=../resources/qml/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.ci/macos/deploy.sh b/.ci/macos/deploy.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 56a1f23a..00000000
--- a/.ci/macos/deploy.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
-
-set -eux
-
-# unused
-#TAG=$(git tag -l --points-at HEAD)
-
-# Add Qt binaries to path
-PATH=/usr/local/opt/qt@5/bin/:${PATH}
-
-( cd build
-  # macdeployqt does not copy symlinks over.
-  # this specifically addresses icu4c issues but nothing else.
-  ICU_LIB="$(brew --prefix icu4c)/lib"
-  export ICU_LIB
-  mkdir -p nheko.app/Contents/Frameworks
-  find "${ICU_LIB}" -type l -name "*.dylib" -exec cp -a -n {} nheko.app/Contents/Frameworks/ \; || true
-
-  macdeployqt nheko.app -dmg -always-overwrite -qmldir=../resources/qml/
-
-  user=$(id -nu)
-  chown "${user}" nheko.dmg
-  mv nheko.dmg ..
-)
-
-dmgbuild -s ./.ci/macos/settings.json "Nheko" nheko.dmg
-
-VERSION=${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}
-
-if [ -n "$VERSION" ]; then
-    mv nheko.dmg "nheko-${VERSION}.dmg"
-    mkdir artifacts
-    cp "nheko-${VERSION}.dmg" artifacts/
-fi
diff --git a/.ci/macos/notarize.sh b/.ci/macos/notarize.sh
index 81158ed2..a66777b8 100755
--- a/.ci/macos/notarize.sh
+++ b/.ci/macos/notarize.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ set -u
 
 # Add Qt binaries to path
 PATH="/usr/local/opt/qt@5/bin/:${PATH}"
+export PATH
 
 security unlock-keychain -p "${RUNNER_USER_PW}" login.keychain
 
@@ -31,22 +32,6 @@ if [ ! -d "build/nheko.app" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-( cd build || exit
-  # macdeployqt does not copy symlinks over.
-  # this specifically addresses icu4c issues but nothing else.
-  # We might not even need this any longer...
-  # ICU_LIB="$(brew --prefix icu4c)/lib"
-  # export ICU_LIB
-  # mkdir -p nheko.app/Contents/Frameworks
-  # find "${ICU_LIB}" -type l -name "*.dylib" -exec cp -a -n {} nheko.app/Contents/Frameworks/ \; || true
-
-  #macdeployqt nheko.app -dmg -always-overwrite -qmldir=../resources/qml/ -sign-for-notarization="${APPLE_DEV_IDENTITY}"
-  macdeployqt nheko.app -always-overwrite -qmldir=../resources/qml/
-
-  # user=$(id -nu)
-  # chown "${user}" nheko.dmg
-)
-
 echo "[INFO] Signing app contents"
 find "build/nheko.app/Contents"|while read -r fname; do
     if [ -f "$fname" ]; then
diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index b92fc36e..03f7b1a6 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -9,24 +9,7 @@ task:
     - brew bundle --file .ci/macos/Brewfile
   build_script:
     - export PATH="$(brew --prefix qt5)/bin/:${PATH}"
-    - export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$(brew --prefix qt5)"
-    - echo "$(brew --prefix qt5)"
-    - cmake -GNinja -S. -Bbuild
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
-        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=.deps/usr
-        -DHUNTER_ROOT="../.hunter"
-        -DHUNTER_ENABLED=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DHUNTER_CONFIGURATION_TYPES=RelWithDebInfo
-        -DUSE_BUNDLED_OPENSSL=ON
-        -DQT_PATH="$(brew --prefix qt5)",
-        -DQt5_DIR:PATH="$(brew --prefix qt5)/lib/cmake/Qt5",
-        -DQt5MacExtras_DIR:PATH="$(brew --prefix qt5)/lib/cmake/Qt5MacExtras",
-        -DQt5DBus_DIR:PATH="$(brew --prefix qt5)/lib/cmake/Qt5DBus",
-        -DQt5QuickCompiler_DIR:PATH="$(brew --prefix qt5)/lib/cmake/Qt5QuickCompiler",
-        -DCI_BUILD=ON
-        -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.15
-    - cmake --build build
-    - (cd build && git clone https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/qt-jdenticon.git && cd qt-jdenticon && qmake && make -j 4 && cp libqtjdenticon.dylib ../nheko.app/Contents/MacOS)
+    - ./.ci/macos/build.sh
   zip_script:
     - zip -r build/nheko.zip build/nheko.app
   gitlab_script:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6705d03d..732e7cac 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -118,20 +118,7 @@ build-macos:
   before_script:
     - rm -rf ../.hunter &&  mv .hunter ../.hunter || true
   script:
-    - export PATH=/usr/local/opt/qt@5/bin/:${PATH}
-    - export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/opt/qt@5
-    - cmake -GNinja -H. -Bbuild
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
-        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=.deps/usr
-        -DHUNTER_ROOT="../.hunter"
-        -DHUNTER_ENABLED=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DHUNTER_CONFIGURATION_TYPES=RelWithDebInfo
-        -DUSE_BUNDLED_OPENSSL=ON
-        -DUSE_BUNDLED_BOOST=ON
-        -DCI_BUILD=ON
-        -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.15
-    - cmake --build build
-    - (cd build && git clone https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/qt-jdenticon.git && cd qt-jdenticon && qmake && make -j 4 && cp libqtjdenticon.dylib ../nheko.app/Contents/MacOS)
+    - ./.ci/macos/build.sh
   after_script:
     - mv ../.hunter .hunter
   rules:
@@ -154,7 +141,6 @@ codesign-macos:
   variables:
     PLAT: "intel"
   before_script:
-    - 'brew upgrade qt@5'
     - pip3 install dmgbuild
   script:
     - export PATH=/usr/local/opt/qt@5/bin/:${PATH}