diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake_build.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake_build.yml
index 032df585c..034ff8af8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake_build.yml
@@ -127,13 +127,6 @@ jobs:
         p12-file-base64: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
         p12-password: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
 
-    # required for CMake to find Ninja
-    - name: "[Windows] Set up MSVC Developer Command Prompt"
-      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-      uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-vsdevenv@v4
-      with:
-        arch: ${{ matrix.config.arch }}
-
     - name: Get Git commit of vcpkg submodule
       run: echo VCPKG_COMMIT=$(git ls-tree HEAD vcpkg | awk '{print $3}') >> ${GITHUB_ENV}