diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 524b33218088ed1b9905334933e482312f3a69d9..8ad846a84580a397c4b451643c401b80e5d2e438 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         git fetch --tags
 
-    # Get MS VC++ 9 aka Visual Studio 2008, required to build Python 2.7
-    # extensions (zfec via Tahoe-LAFS).
-    - uses: "crazy-max/ghaction-chocolatey@v1"
-      with:
-        args: "install vcpython27"
-
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v1
       with: