diff --git a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
index 6cf7737df9..28667a4977 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ jobs:
           boost-system
           boost-thread
           boost-timer
-          eigen3
           tbb
           pybind11
           geographiclib
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
               -DGTSAM_BUILD_TESTS=ON \
               -DGTSAM_BUILD_UNSTABLE=ON \
               -DGTSAM_ALLOW_DEPRECATED_SINCE_V43=OFF \
-              -DGTSAM_USE_SYSTEM_EIGEN=ON \
+              -DGTSAM_USE_SYSTEM_EIGEN=OFF \
               -DGTSAM_USE_SYSTEM_METIS=OFF \
               -DGTSAM_USE_SYSTEM_PYBIND=ON \
               -DGTSAM_ENABLE_GEOGRAPHICLIB=ON \