diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 6d402e95..d17a1bca 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ install:
   # pip will build them from source using the MSVC compiler matching the
   # target Python version and architecture
   - "%CMD_IN_ENV% pip install -r requirements.txt"
-  - "%CMD_IN_ENV% pip install -r py2exe pyenchant"
+  - "%CMD_IN_ENV% pip install py2exe pyenchant"
 
 build_script:
   - "%CMD_IN_ENV% python src\\setup.py py2exe"