diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e93f32b716b22f6a3ee333351f67e15bdefa354d..852dc074956f8985f1a1c8ad0c247d23124a0f97 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ build-x86_64-windows:
     - new-x86_64-windows
   parallel: *default_matrix
   script:
-    - bash '-lc' 'pacman --noconfirm -S zip'
     - $env:CHERE_INVOKING = "yes"
     - bash '-lc' "ADD_CABAL_ARGS=$env:ADD_CABAL_ARGS GHC_VERSION=$env:GHC_VERSION CABAL_INSTALL_VERSION=$CABAL_INSTALL_VERSION .gitlab/ci.sh"
   variables: