Uninstall Rosetta 2 on macOS

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Uninstall Rosetta 2 on macOS

1. Disable SIP (System Integrity Protection)

1. Boot into recovery
2. Open a terminal (Utilities > Terminal)
3. Disable SIP using csrutil disable
4. Reboot into macOS

2. Uninstall Rosetta

• Print Rosetta 2 files using pkgutil --files com.apple.pkg.RosettaUpdateAuto
• Delete all files
• Delete all empty directories
• Remove the package using one of the following commands:
  • sudo pkgutil --forget com.apple.pkg.RosettaUpdateAuto (might not work)
  • sudo rm /Library/Apple/System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.RosettaUpdateAuto.*

3. Enable SIP

• Boot into recovery
• Open Terminal
• Enable SIP using csrutil enable (confirm the prompt with y)
• Reboot into macOS

Notes

• Tested on macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 (23D60)
• Apple Support: How to start up from macOS Recovery
• Apple Developer: Disabling and Enabling System Integrity Protection
• Credits to kyrsquir

Does softwareupdate --install-rosetta work?