diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6f5167834..f1faeb505 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: installer-${{matrix.os}}
         path: out
-    - name: Serving installer
-      id: serving_installer
-      run: ./scripts/serve-installer-for-github-actions
+    - name: Looking up the installer tarball URL
+      id: installer-tarball-url
+      run: echo "installer-url=file://$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/out" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
       with:
-        install_url: 'http://localhost:8126/install'
-        install_options: "--tarball-url-prefix http://localhost:8126/"
+        install_url: ${{ format('{0}/install', steps.installer-tarball-url.outputs.installer-url) }}
+        install_options: ${{ format('--tarball-url-prefix {0}', steps.installer-tarball-url.outputs.installer-url) }}
     - run: sudo apt install fish zsh
       if: matrix.os == 'linux'
     - run: brew install fish
diff --git a/scripts/serve-installer-for-github-actions b/scripts/serve-installer-for-github-actions
deleted file mode 100755
index 2efd2aa32..000000000
--- a/scripts/serve-installer-for-github-actions
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -euo pipefail
-if [[ ! -d out ]]; then
-  echo "run prepare-installer-for-github-actions first"
-  exit 1
-fi
-cd out
-PORT=${PORT:-8126}
-nohup python -m http.server "$PORT" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-pid=$!
-
-while ! curl -s "http://localhost:$PORT"; do
-  sleep 1
-  if ! kill -0 $pid; then
-    echo "Failed to start http server"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-done
-
-echo 'To install nix, run the following command:'
-echo "sh <(curl http://localhost:$PORT/install) --tarball-url-prefix http://localhost:$PORT"