diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_build_test.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_build_test.yml
index cea5b1816..9dc8b4d19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_build_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_build_test.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           conda install curl eigen
           conda install -c conda-forge hdf5
-          conda remove -y yaml-cpp
 
       - name: Environment Variables
         shell: bash -l {0}