diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index ee7af01868..9833a1df30 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ install:
   - SET PATH=%PYTHON%;%PYTHON%\\Scripts;%PATH%
   - python --version
   - python -c "import struct; print(struct.calcsize('P') * 8)"
-  - pip install --disable-pip-version-check --user --upgrade pip
 
   - pip install -r data\requirements.txt
   - pip install pytest