diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a1ca1ea286..a0a679337d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python_version = ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
           build = [ "macos-10.15", "ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest" ]
-          test = [ "macos-10.15", "macos-11", "ubuntu-18.04", "ubuntu-20.04", "windows-2016", "windows-2019", "windows-2022"]
+          test = [ "macos-10.15", "macos-11", "ubuntu-18.04", "ubuntu-20.04", "windows-2019", "windows-2022"]
           build_doc = "true"
 
           if "${{ github.event_name }}" != "schedule":
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ jobs:
                   'macos-11'     : to_bool("${{ contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci: macos-11]') }}"),
                   'ubuntu-18.04' : to_bool("${{ contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci: ubuntu-18.04]') }}"),
                   'ubuntu-20.04' : to_bool("${{ contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci: ubuntu-20.04]') }}"),
-                  'windows-2016' : to_bool("${{ contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci: windows-2016]') }}"),
                   'windows-2019' : to_bool("${{ contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci: windows-2019]') }}"),
                   'windows-2022' : to_bool("${{ contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci: windows-2022]') }}"),
               }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 099d16c49f..59ee6e62ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python_version = ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
           build_dict = { "macos":["macos-10.15"], "ubuntu":["ubuntu-latest"], "windows":["windows-latest"] }
-          test_dict = { "macos":["macos-10.15", "macos-11"], "ubuntu":["ubuntu-18.04", "ubuntu-20.04"], "windows":["windows-2016", "windows-2019", "windows-2022" ]}
+          test_dict = { "macos":["macos-10.15", "macos-11"], "ubuntu":["ubuntu-18.04", "ubuntu-20.04"], "windows":["windows-2019", "windows-2022" ]}
           deploy_test_pypi = "true"
 
           if "${{ contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci: skip-deploy-test-pypi]') }}" == "true":