diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 13f0c499f549..1fa7ec5cce42 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ commands:
           name: Installing dependencies / Restoring dependency cache
           command: |
             if [[ -f ~/osx-dependencies-cached ]]; then
-              echo "Dependency flag exists. Removing /usr/local/ and /opt/homebrew/. These directories will be restored from cache."
+              echo "Dependency flag exists. Removing /usr/local/, /opt/homebrew/ and /opt/eldarica. These directories will be restored from cache."
 
               # CircleCI is providing the circleci cli tools via some kind of symlink magic.
               # So we just save the original symlinks and restore them later.
@@ -406,6 +406,10 @@ commands:
                 sudo mkdir -p /opt/homebrew/bin
                 sudo chmod 777 /opt/{homebrew,homebrew/bin}
               fi
+              # Eldarica is installed in /opt/eldarica
+              if [[ -d /opt/eldarica ]]; then
+                sudo rm -rf /opt/eldarica
+              fi
               # under macos /usr/local itself is read-only, so we just remove its sub-directories.
               sudo rm -rf /usr/local/*
               sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin
@@ -431,6 +435,7 @@ commands:
             # Homebrew is installed in /usr/local on intel macs, but in /opt/homebrew on apple silicon.
             - /usr/local
             - /opt/homebrew
+            - /opt/eldarica
       - save_cache:
           key: osx-dependencies-cached-{{ arch }}-{{ checksum ".circleci/osx_install_dependencies.sh" }}
           paths: