diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/vcpkg/vcpkg.json b/sdk/core/azure-core/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
index 706e10a21..7afefb0e4 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@
           "default-features": false,
           "features": [
             "ssl"
-          ],
-          "version>=": "7.44"
+          ]
         }
       ]
     },