diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index dd6efecb5f9ebb74cd081aa15337ff6051a50220..24a46f71f305a8c8eb55f273b685c2f8632a5f50 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@ install:
   - powershell .\\ci\\appveyor\\install.ps1
   - "SET PATH=%PYTHON%;%PYTHON%\\Scripts;%PATH%"
   - "SET QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH=%PYTHON%\\envs\\test-environment\\Scripts\\plugins"
-  - choco install -y vcredist2013
+  - choco install -y vcredist2015
   - "%CMD_IN_ENV% conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no"
   - "%CMD_IN_ENV% conda config --add channels inso/channel/sakia"
-  - "%CMD_IN_ENV% conda config --add channels pyzo"
-  - "%CMD_IN_ENV% conda create -q -n test-environment python=%PYTHON_VERSION% cx_freeze pyqt5 libsodium=1.0.3"
+  - "%CMD_IN_ENV% conda create -q -n test-environment python=%PYTHON_VERSION% pyqt5 libsodium=1.0.3"
 
 build_script:
   - ".\\ci\\appveyor\\build.cmd"
diff --git a/ci/appveyor/build.cmd b/ci/appveyor/build.cmd
index bd4410c0b09eb36a4b4391aff179bddf92770125..a0a08f12fce58868a96b3fd4549bdf4d7785f286 100644
--- a/ci/appveyor/build.cmd
+++ b/ci/appveyor/build.cmd
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b 1s
 python gen_translations.py
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b 1
 
-python setup.py build
-if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b 1
+@REM python setup.py build
+@REM if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b 1