diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/test-windows.yml
index 75b85e24a..1711276f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-windows.yml
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python-version:
-        - "pypy3.11"
-          env:
-            TEST_REQUIREMENTS: tests
-        - "pypy3.10"
-          env:
-            TEST_REQUIREMENTS: tests
         - "3.10"
         - "3.11"
         - "3.12"
@@ -53,7 +47,9 @@ jobs:
         include:
             # Test the oldest Python on 32-bit
             - { python-version: "3.9", architecture: "x86", os: "windows-2019", env: {TEST_REQUIREMENTS: "tests"} }
-
+            # test the non-pyarrow capable ones
+            - { python-version: "pypy3.11", env: {TEST_REQUIREMENTS: "tests"} }
+            - { python-version: "pypy3.10", env: {TEST_REQUIREMENTS: "tests"} }
     timeout-minutes: 30
 
     name: Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} (${{ matrix.architecture }})