diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2b60dbc30..52bd31db9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         # vcpkg build prequisites
         (Get-Command vcpkg).Path
-        Get-ChildItem -Path C:\vcpkg\installed
         if (Test-Path C:\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\lib\libcurl.lib) {echo "curl already installed"} else {vcpkg install curl:x64-windows}
         if (Test-Path C:\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\lib\libxml2.lib) {echo "libxml2 already installed"} else {vcpkg install libxml2:x64-windows}
         vcpkg update
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b8b5c8015..8a324bcc8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         # vcpkg build prequisites
         (Get-Command vcpkg).Path
-        Get-ChildItem -Path C:\vcpkg\installed
         if (Test-Path C:\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\lib\libcurl.lib) {echo "curl already installed"} else {vcpkg install curl:x64-windows}
         if (Test-Path C:\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\lib\libxml2.lib) {echo "libxml2 already installed"} else {vcpkg install libxml2:x64-windows}
         vcpkg update