diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
index 38daf75067b6b..f6f7775ae10a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ jobs:
           echo 'TEST' > ${{ github.workspace }}\build_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}\test_${{ matrix.arch }}_${{ matrix.configuration }}_1.lib
           mkdir -p ${{ github.workspace }}\build_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}\${{ matrix.Configuration }}\
           echo 'TEST' > ${{ github.workspace }}\build_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}\${{ matrix.configuration }}\test_${{ matrix.arch }}_${{ matrix.configuration }}_2.lib
-
-          mkdir -p ${{ github.workspace }}\build_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}\third_party\${{ matrix.Configuration }}\
           echo 'TEST' > ${{ github.workspace }}\build_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}\third_party\${{ matrix.configuration }}\test_${{ matrix.arch }}_${{ matrix.configuration }}_3.lib
 
           rem msbuild.exe -maxcpucount /t:Build /m /p:Configuration=${{ matrix.configuration }} /p:Platform=${{ env.PLATFORM }} /fl /flp:logfile=build-${{ matrix.arch }}.${{ matrix.configuration }}.log;verbosity=diagnostic grpc.sln