diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index fa6a362d6..82cac7432 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -48,16 +48,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: "(vcpkg only) setuptools"
       if: ${{ matrix.package_manager == 'vcpkg' }}
       run: |
-        pip show setuptools
+        python -m pip show setuptools
         python --version
         python -c 'import sys; import pprint; pprint.pprint(sys.path)'
         python -c 'import setuptools'
 
-    - name: "(vcpkg only) remove python"
-      if: ${{ matrix.package_manager == 'vcpkg' }}
-      run: |
-        rm -rf c:\\hostedtoolcache\\windows\\python\\
-
     - name: "(vcpkg only) Setup CMake Toolchain file"
       if: ${{ matrix.package_manager == 'vcpkg' }}
       run: |
@@ -90,9 +85,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: "(vcpkg only) setuptools 2"
       if: ${{ matrix.package_manager == 'vcpkg' }}
       run: |
-        pip show setuptools
-        pip install setuptools
-        pip show setuptools
+        python -m pip show setuptools
+        python -m pip install setuptools
+        python -m pip show setuptools
         python --version
         python -c 'import sys; import pprint; pprint.pprint(sys.path)'
         python -c 'import setuptools'