diff --git a/template/.github/actions/canary-ndk/action.yml b/template/.github/actions/canary-ndk/action.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 81f9b3a..0000000
--- a/template/.github/actions/canary-ndk/action.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-name: "Setup canary ndk"
-description: "Sets up canary ndk"
-outputs:
-  ndk-path:
-    value: ${{ steps.path.outputs.path }}
-    description: "Output path of the ndk"
-  cache-hit:
-    value: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit }}
-    description: "Whether a cache hit occurred for the ndk"
-runs:
-  using: "composite"
-  steps:
-    - name: NDK cache
-      id: cache
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
-      with:
-        path: ${HOME}/android-ndk-r27-canary/
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-ndk-r27-canary
-
-    - name: Download canary ndk
-      if: ${{ !steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit }}
-      env:
-        CANARY_URL: https://github.com/QuestPackageManager/ndk-canary-archive/releases/download/27.0.1/android-ndk-10883340-linux-x86_64.zip
-      run: wget ${CANARY_URL} -O ${HOME}/ndk.zip
-      shell: bash
-
-    - name: Unzip ndk
-      if: ${{ !steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit }}
-      run: 7z x "${HOME}/ndk.zip" -o"${HOME}/"
-      shell: bash
-
-    - name: Set output
-      id: path
-      shell: bash
-      run: echo "path=${HOME}/android-ndk-r27-canary" >> ${GITHUB_OUTPUT}
diff --git a/template/.github/workflows/build-ndk.yml b/template/.github/workflows/build-ndk.yml
index 7146fb8..c39edb3 100644
--- a/template/.github/workflows/build-ndk.yml
+++ b/template/.github/workflows/build-ndk.yml
@@ -50,14 +50,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@v3
 
-    # Use canary NDK to avoid lesser known compile bugs
-    - name: Setup canary NDK
-      id: setup-ndk
-      uses: ./.github/actions/canary-ndk
-
     - name: Create ndkpath.txt
       run: |
-        echo ${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }} > ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ndkpath.txt
+        echo $ANDROID_NDK_HOME > ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ndkpath.txt
         cat ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ndkpath.txt
 
     # get version from pushed tag