diff --git a/.github/workflows/installability.yml b/.github/workflows/installability.yml
index 79f45391ad..9e064c60c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/installability.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/installability.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-2019]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]  # windows-2019 fails due to too long paths
     env:
       NAME: Install-${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}