diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml
--- a/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml
@@ -64,23 +64,6 @@ jobs:
         cargo install dump_syms
         echo "::endgroup::"
 
-    - name: Prepare vcpkg
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        vcpkg install --triplet=${{ matrix.arch }}-windows-static \
-          liblzma \
-          libpng \
-          lzo \
-          zlib \
-          # EOF
-
-        # arm64-windows-static is not (yet) supported for breakpad.
-        if [ "${{ matrix.arch }}" != "arm64" ]; then
-          vcpkg install --triplet=${{ matrix.arch }}-windows-static \
-            breakpad \
-            # EOF
-        fi
-
     - name: Install MSVC problem matcher
       uses: ammaraskar/msvc-problem-matcher@master