diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index ee65ccb57..95e951b2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ jobs:
           - {os: macos-latest,   r: 'release'}
 
           - {os: windows-latest, r: 'release'}
+          # # some database packages (e.g. RMariaDB) might not work on old R
+          # versions on windows #1382
           # Use 3.6 to trigger usage of RTools35
-          - {os: windows-latest, r: '3.6'}
+          # - {os: windows-latest, r: '3.6'}
           # use 4.1 to check with rtools40's older compiler
           - {os: windows-latest, r: '4.1'}