diff --git a/include/vcpkg/packagespec.h b/include/vcpkg/packagespec.h
index a5f3213a00..e07927e889 100644
--- a/include/vcpkg/packagespec.h
+++ b/include/vcpkg/packagespec.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ namespace vcpkg
         PackageSpec() = default;
         PackageSpec(std::string name, Triplet triplet) : m_name(std::move(name)), m_triplet(triplet) { }
 
-        static std::vector<PackageSpec> to_package_specs(const std::vector<std::string>& ports, Triplet triplet);
-
         const std::string& name() const;
 
         Triplet triplet() const;
diff --git a/src/vcpkg/commands.ci.cpp b/src/vcpkg/commands.ci.cpp
index 63845d82ea..8aaea33132 100644
--- a/src/vcpkg/commands.ci.cpp
+++ b/src/vcpkg/commands.ci.cpp
@@ -517,8 +517,6 @@ namespace vcpkg::Commands::CI
 
         XunitTestResults xunitTestResults;
 
-        std::vector<std::string> all_ports =
-            Util::fmap(provider.load_all_control_files(), Paragraphs::get_name_of_control_file);
         std::vector<TripletAndSummary> results;
         auto timer = ElapsedTimer::create_started();
 
@@ -526,9 +524,16 @@ namespace vcpkg::Commands::CI
 
         xunitTestResults.push_collection(target_triplet.canonical_name());
 
-        std::vector<PackageSpec> specs = PackageSpec::to_package_specs(all_ports, target_triplet);
+        std::vector<std::string> all_port_names =
+            Util::fmap(provider.load_all_control_files(), Paragraphs::get_name_of_control_file);
         // Install the default features for every package
-        auto all_default_full_specs = Util::fmap(specs, [&](auto& spec) { return FullPackageSpec{spec, {"default"}}; });
+        std::vector<FullPackageSpec> all_default_full_specs;
+        all_default_full_specs.reserve(all_port_names.size());
+        for (auto&& port_name : all_port_names)
+        {
+            all_default_full_specs.emplace_back(PackageSpec{std::move(port_name), target_triplet},
+                                                InternalFeatureSet{"core", "default"});
+        }
 
         Dependencies::CreateInstallPlanOptions serialize_options(host_triplet,
                                                                  Dependencies::UnsupportedPortAction::Warn);
diff --git a/src/vcpkg/packagespec.cpp b/src/vcpkg/packagespec.cpp
index 587ed72e74..5dce0b8fcc 100644
--- a/src/vcpkg/packagespec.cpp
+++ b/src/vcpkg/packagespec.cpp
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@ namespace vcpkg
         }
     }
 
-    std::vector<PackageSpec> PackageSpec::to_package_specs(const std::vector<std::string>& ports, Triplet triplet)
-    {
-        return Util::fmap(ports, [&](const std::string& spec_as_string) -> PackageSpec {
-            return {spec_as_string, triplet};
-        });
-    }
-
     const std::string& PackageSpec::name() const { return this->m_name; }
 
     Triplet PackageSpec::triplet() const { return this->m_triplet; }