diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 81b9d1ed8..1955d3503 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 .. image:: https://dev.azure.com/pytest-dev/pytest/_apis/build/status/pytest-CI?branchName=master
     :target: https://dev.azure.com/pytest-dev/pytest
 
-.. image:: https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/mrgbjaua7t33pg6b?svg=true
-    :target: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/pytestbot/pytest
-
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg
     :target: https://github.com/ambv/black
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 230fc6b9f..000000000
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-environment:
-  global:
-    PYTEST_NO_COVERAGE: "1"
-  matrix:
-  - TOXENV: "py37-xdist"
-  - TOXENV: "py27-xdist"
-  - TOXENV: "linting,docs,doctesting"
-  - TOXENV: "py34-xdist"
-  - TOXENV: "py35-xdist"
-  - TOXENV: "py36-xdist"
-  # NOTE: pypy-xdist is buggy currently (https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/142).
-  - TOXENV: "pypy"
-  # Specialized factors for py27.
-  - TOXENV: "py27-trial,py27-numpy,py27-nobyte"
-  # Specialized factors for py37.
-  - TOXENV: "py37-trial,py37-numpy"
-  - TOXENV: "py37-freeze"
-
-matrix:
-  fast_finish: true
-
-install:
-  - echo Installed Pythons
-  - dir c:\Python*
-
-  - set PATH=C:\Python36;C:\Python36\Scripts;%PATH%
-
-  - if "%TOXENV%" == "pypy" call scripts\install-pypy.bat
-
-  - python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-  - python -m pip install --upgrade --pre tox
-
-build: false  # Not a C# project, build stuff at the test step instead.
-
-before_test:
-  - call scripts\prepare-coverage.bat
-
-test_script:
-  - python -m tox
-
-cache:
-  - '%LOCALAPPDATA%\pip\cache'
-  - '%USERPROFILE%\.cache\pre-commit'
-
-# We don't deploy anything on tags with AppVeyor, we use Travis instead, so we
-# might as well save resources
-skip_tags: true
diff --git a/scripts/install-pypy.bat b/scripts/install-pypy.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 8012ea46a..000000000
--- a/scripts/install-pypy.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-REM install pypy using choco
-REM redirect to a file because choco install python.pypy is too noisy. If the command fails, write output to console
-choco install python.pypy > pypy-inst.log 2>&1 || (type pypy-inst.log & exit /b 1)
-set PATH=C:\tools\pypy\pypy;%PATH% # so tox can find pypy
-echo PyPy installed
-pypy --version
diff --git a/scripts/prepare-coverage.bat b/scripts/prepare-coverage.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index bff1e62b0..000000000
--- a/scripts/prepare-coverage.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-REM scripts called by AppVeyor to setup the environment variables to enable coverage
-if not defined PYTEST_NO_COVERAGE (
-    set "COVERAGE_FILE=%CD%\.coverage"
-    set "COVERAGE_PROCESS_START=%CD%\.coveragerc"
-    set "_PYTEST_TOX_COVERAGE_RUN=coverage run -m"
-    set "_PYTEST_TOX_EXTRA_DEP=coverage-enable-subprocess"
-    echo Coverage setup completed
-) else (
-    echo Skipping coverage setup, PYTEST_NO_COVERAGE is set
-)