diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 48b843c5..c2c5c502 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -457,7 +457,8 @@ freebsd/openssl_1.1.1/x86_64:
     paths:
       - obj/
   before_script:
-    - choco install --no-progress -y cmake
+    # cmake is installed by default now
+    # - choco install --no-progress -y cmake
     - $env:Path += ';C:\Program Files\CMake\bin'
     - If (!(test-path .vcpkg\archives)) { mkdir -p .vcpkg\archives }
     - $env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_BINARY_CACHE="$PWD\.vcpkg\archives"