diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_windows.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_windows.yml
index 167de1b13..3e4ea245b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_windows.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ jobs:
           mingw-w64-${{ matrix.arch }}-gcc-fortran
           mingw-w64-${{ matrix.arch }}-python
           mingw-w64-${{ matrix.arch }}-python-fypp
-          mingw-w64-${{ matrix.arch }}-python-setuptools
           mingw-w64-${{ matrix.arch }}-cmake
           mingw-w64-${{ matrix.arch }}-ninja