diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index c577c877f..7c217d8dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ jobs:
           - { os: ubuntu-latest, r: 'oldrel-1', python: '3.9' }
           - { os: ubuntu-latest, r: 'oldrel-2', python: '3.9' }
           - { os: ubuntu-20.04,  r: '3.6',      python: '3.8' }
-          - { os: ubuntu-20.04,  r: '3.5',      python: '3.6' }
           # - { os: ubuntu-latest, r: 'devel'   , python: '3.8', http-user-agent: 'release' }
 
           - { os: ubuntu-latest, r: 'release', python: '3.7'  }