diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-actions-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-actions-pr.yml
index dcab6bf724..3a0090966b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-actions-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-actions-pr.yml
@@ -66,11 +66,13 @@ jobs:
             OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'GLVND'
             ENABLE_PIE: 'ON'
             allow_failure: false
-          - FROM:     'rockylinux_rockylinux:9.4'
-            COMPILER: 'clang'
-            OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'GLVND'
-            ENABLE_PIE: 'ON'
-            allow_failure: false
+            # Removing rockylinux due to https://github.com/boostorg/mpl/issues/69
+            # TODO: add newer rocklinux (9.5?) when it comes out
+          # - FROM:     'rockylinux_rockylinux:9.4'
+          #   COMPILER: 'clang'
+          #   OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE: 'GLVND'
+          #   ENABLE_PIE: 'ON'
+          #   allow_failure: false
           # Disabled until the build can be fixed
           #- FROM:     'rockylinux_rockylinux:8.10'
           #  COMPILER: 'clang'
diff --git a/script/bootstrap b/script/bootstrap
index a5d9f6dff7..449f6558af 100755
--- a/script/bootstrap
+++ b/script/bootstrap
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ function bootstrapOnDebian()
                       libboost-python-dev \
                       libboost-log-dev \
                       libboost-regex-dev
+      apt-get -qy autoremove
       apt-get -qy install \
                       git \
                       cmake \