diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 4bd0ca3f1..b1e6b2f5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ jobs:
           - {os: windows-latest, r: 'devel'}
           - {os: windows-latest, r: 'next'}
           - {os: windows-latest, r: 'release'}
-          # Use 3.6 to trigger usage of RTools35
-          - {os: windows-latest, r: '3.6'}
           # use 4.1 to check with rtools40's older compiler
           - {os: windows-latest, r: '4.1'}