diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 5f2504e04d..528e07380b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ jobs:
               -DAMReX_GPU_BACKEND=CUDA   ^
               -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14    ^
               -DCMAKE_CUDA_STANDARD=14   ^
-              -DAMReX_CUDA_ARCH=6.0      ^
-              -DCMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER="C:/Program Files/NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit/CUDA/v11.1/bin/nvcc.exe"
+              -DAMReX_CUDA_ARCH=6.0
         cmake --build build --config Release -j 2
     # use "cmd", see https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/20281
     # -DAMReX_PARTICLES=ON