diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9234a167d0f5b1..8364a4e67f1dca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       CI_QT_URL: 'https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.15/5.15.11/single/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.15.11.zip'
       PYTHONUTF8: 1
       TEST_RUNNER_TIMEOUT_FACTOR: 40
+      VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET: 'x64-windows-static'
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -153,6 +154,10 @@ jobs:
           path: ~/AppData/Local/vcpkg/archives
           key: ${{ github.job }}-vcpkg-binary-${{ hashFiles('vcpkg_commit', 'msbuild_version', 'build_msvc/vcpkg.json') }}
 
+      - name: Install dependencies from vcpkg manifest
+        run: |
+          vcpkg install pkgconf berkeleydb boost-date-time boost-multi-index boost-signals2 boost-test libevent miniupnpc sqlite3 zeromq
+
       - name: Generate project files
         run: py -3 build_msvc\msvc-autogen.py
 
diff --git a/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj.in b/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj.in
index d54e559c9fc331..bd0335fd3b61ad 100644
--- a/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj.in
+++ b/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj.in
@@ -7,16 +7,6 @@
     <UseNativeEnvironment>true</UseNativeEnvironment>
    </PropertyGroup>
 
-   <PropertyGroup Label="Vcpkg">
-    <VcpkgEnabled>true</VcpkgEnabled>
-    <VcpkgEnableManifest>true</VcpkgEnableManifest>
-    <VcpkgManifestInstall>true</VcpkgManifestInstall>
-    <VcpkgUseStatic>true</VcpkgUseStatic>
-    <VcpkgAutoLink>true</VcpkgAutoLink>
-    <VcpkgConfiguration>$(Configuration)</VcpkgConfiguration>
-    <VcpkgTriplet Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">x64-windows-static</VcpkgTriplet>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion)'=='' and !Exists('$(WindowsSdkDir)\DesignTime\CommonConfiguration\Neutral\Windows.props')">
      <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion_10 Condition="'$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion_10)' == ''">$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0@ProductVersion)</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion_10>
      <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion_10 Condition="'$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion_10)' == ''">$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0@ProductVersion)</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion_10>