diff --git a/tests/test_tags.py b/tests/test_tags.py
index 75d5b650e..bb39fd6d9 100644
--- a/tests/test_tags.py
+++ b/tests/test_tags.py
@@ -40,7 +40,13 @@ def get_abi3_suffix():
 ABI3SUFFIX = get_abi3_suffix()
 
 
-def test_wheel_tag():
+@pytest.fixture()
+def cleanenv(monkeypatch):
+    # $MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET affects the computation of the platform tag on macOS.
+    monkeypatch.delenv('MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET', raising=False)
+
+
+def test_wheel_tag(cleanenv):
     assert str(mesonpy._tags.Tag()) == f'{INTERPRETER}-{ABI}-{PLATFORM}'
     assert str(mesonpy._tags.Tag(abi='abi3')) == f'{INTERPRETER}-abi3-{PLATFORM}'
 
@@ -112,14 +118,14 @@ def test_tag_purelib_wheel():
     assert str(builder.tag) == 'py3-none-any'
 
 
-def test_tag_platlib_wheel():
+def test_tag_platlib_wheel(cleanenv):
     builder = wheel_builder_test_factory({
         'platlib': [f'extension{SUFFIX}'],
     })
     assert str(builder.tag) == f'{INTERPRETER}-{ABI}-{PLATFORM}'
 
 
-def test_tag_stable_abi():
+def test_tag_stable_abi(cleanenv):
     builder = wheel_builder_test_factory({
         'platlib': [f'extension{ABI3SUFFIX}'],
     }, limited_api=True)
@@ -130,7 +136,7 @@ def test_tag_stable_abi():
 
 @pytest.mark.xfail(sys.version_info < (3, 8) and sys.platform == 'win32', reason='Extension modules suffix without ABI tags')
 @pytest.mark.xfail('__pypy__' in sys.builtin_module_names, reason='PyPy does not support the stable ABI')
-def test_tag_mixed_abi():
+def test_tag_mixed_abi(cleanenv):
     builder = wheel_builder_test_factory({
         'platlib': [f'extension{ABI3SUFFIX}', f'another{SUFFIX}'],
     }, pure=False, limited_api=True)