diff --git a/.github/workflows/llama_cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/llama_cpp.yml
index 345001a993..b41668844f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/llama_cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/llama_cpp.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ on:
       - "integrations/llama_cpp/**"
       - "!integrations/llama_cpp/*.md"
       - ".github/workflows/llama_cpp.yml"
-
 defaults:
   run:
     working-directory: integrations/llama_cpp
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@ concurrency:
 env:
   PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1"
   FORCE_COLOR: "1"
+  TEST_MATRIX_OS: '["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest", "macos-latest"]'
+  TEST_MATRIX_PYTHON: '["3.10", "3.14"]'
 
 jobs:
   compute-test-matrix:
@@ -37,26 +38,13 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: .
     outputs:
-      matrix: ${{ steps.set.outputs.matrix }}
+      os: ${{ steps.set.outputs.os }}
+      python-version: ${{ steps.set.outputs.python-version }}
     steps:
       - id: set
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "push" ]; then
-            echo 'matrix=[{"os":"ubuntu-latest","python-version":"3.10"}]' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            MATRIX='['
-            MATRIX+='{"os":"ubuntu-latest","python-version":"3.10"},'
-            MATRIX+='{"os":"ubuntu-latest","python-version":"3.14"},'
-            MATRIX+='{"os":"windows-latest","python-version":"3.10"},'
-            MATRIX+='{"os":"windows-latest","python-version":"3.14"},'
-            # On macOS, pre-built wheels for 3.14 are not available and installing from source
-            # might fail due to missing dependencies (CMake fails with "OpenMP not found").
-            # We test with 3.12 instead because pre-built wheels are available for this version.            
-            MATRIX+='{"os":"macos-latest","python-version":"3.10"},'
-            MATRIX+='{"os":"macos-latest","python-version":"3.12"}'
-            MATRIX+=']'
-            echo "matrix=$MATRIX" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
+          echo 'os=${{ github.event_name == 'push' && '["ubuntu-latest"]' || env.TEST_MATRIX_OS }}' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo 'python-version=${{ github.event_name == 'push' && '["3.10"]' || env.TEST_MATRIX_PYTHON }}' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   run:
     name: Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos-') && 'macOS' || startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows-') && 'Windows' || 'Linux' }}
@@ -68,7 +56,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        include: ${{ fromJSON(needs.compute-test-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
+        os: ${{ fromJSON(needs.compute-test-matrix.outputs.os) }}
+        python-version: ${{ fromJSON(needs.compute-test-matrix.outputs.python-version) }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Support longpaths
diff --git a/integrations/llama_cpp/pyproject.toml b/integrations/llama_cpp/pyproject.toml
index 31d2d215b2..e99716db38 100644
--- a/integrations/llama_cpp/pyproject.toml
+++ b/integrations/llama_cpp/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,15 +26,9 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
 ]
-dependencies = ["haystack-ai>=2.22.0", "llama-cpp-python>=0.2.87"]
-
-# On macOS GitHub runners, we use a custom index to download pre-built wheels.
-# Installing from source might fail due to missing dependencies (CMake fails with "OpenMP not found")
-[tool.uv]
-index-strategy = "unsafe-best-match"  # this ensures that packages are not only searched in the below index but also in PyPI
-[[tool.uv.index]]
-name = "llama-cpp-python-macos"
-url = "https://abetlen.github.io/llama-cpp-python/whl/metal/"
+dependencies = [
+    "haystack-ai>=2.22.0", "llama-cpp-python>=0.2.87"
+]
 
 [project.urls]
 Documentation = "https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack-core-integrations/tree/main/integrations/llama_cpp#readme"