diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/vcpkg/portfile.cmake b/sdk/core/azure-core/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
index 4e2aa9d1a..dee6b7b90 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ vcpkg_check_features(
 
 vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}/sdk/core/azure-core/
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         ${FEATURE_OPTIONS}
         -DWARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/vcpkg/portfile.cmake b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
index 5527effc4..5c664dcb1 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
 
 vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}/sdk/identity/azure-identity/
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         -DWARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF
 )
diff --git a/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-common/vcpkg/portfile.cmake b/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-common/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
index 9f0a5029d..7114b95f2 100644
--- a/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-common/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
+++ b/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-common/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
 
 vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-common/
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         -DWARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF
 )
diff --git a/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-keys/vcpkg/portfile.cmake b/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-keys/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
index f0cffae62..8fad09eb6 100644
--- a/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-keys/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
+++ b/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-keys/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
 
 vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-keys/
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         -DWARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF
 )
diff --git a/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-secrets/vcpkg/portfile.cmake b/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-secrets/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
index 2bfdf681b..f48976879 100644
--- a/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-secrets/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
+++ b/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-secrets/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
 
 vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-secrets/
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         -DWARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF
 )
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blobs/vcpkg/portfile.cmake b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blobs/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
index e3c4e80be..69ae6d05d 100644
--- a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blobs/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blobs/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
 
 vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blobs/
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         -DWARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF
 )
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-common/vcpkg/portfile.cmake b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-common/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
index a3bc87f4a..95ef67255 100644
--- a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-common/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-common/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
 
 vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}/sdk/storage/azure-storage-common/
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         -DWARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF
 )
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/vcpkg/portfile.cmake b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
index fb9811e47..8e55000f1 100644
--- a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
 
 vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         -DWARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF
 )
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-shares/vcpkg/portfile.cmake b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-shares/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
index 30c9f649b..435991a3d 100644
--- a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-shares/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-shares/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
 
 vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-shares/
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         -DWARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF
 )
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-queues/vcpkg/portfile.cmake b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-queues/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
index 6ebf04418..b99e3fd07 100644
--- a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-queues/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-queues/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
 
 vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}/sdk/storage/azure-storage-queues/
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         -DWARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF
 )
diff --git a/sdk/template/azure-template/vcpkg/portfile.cmake b/sdk/template/azure-template/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
index 19bbd20f7..0e0b3e011 100644
--- a/sdk/template/azure-template/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
+++ b/sdk/template/azure-template/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
 
 vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}/sdk/template/azure-template/
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         -DWARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF
 )