diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 435e08640..e5acbeb55 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -2,29 +2,22 @@ platform: x64
 
 environment:
   matrix:
-    - compiler: msvc
-      generator: Visual Studio 14
-      vcvarsallpath: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat
+    - vcvarsallpath: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat
       arch: amd64
 
     - APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Visual Studio 2017
-      compiler: msvc
-      generator: Visual Studio 15
       vcvarsallpath: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat
       arch: x86
 
     - APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Visual Studio 2019
-      compiler: msvc
-      generator: Visual Studio 16
       vcvarsallpath: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat
       arch: amd64
 
 build_script:
   - set "PYTHON_ROOT=C:\python37-x64"
   - set "PATH=%PYTHON_ROOT%;%PYTHON_ROOT%\Scripts;%PATH%"
-  - 'if "%compiler%"=="msvc" pip install --upgrade meson'
-  - 'if "%compiler%"=="msvc" pip install fonttools'
-  - 'if "%compiler%"=="msvc" "%vcvarsallpath%" %arch% && meson setup build --wrap-mode=default --buildtype=release -Dglib=enabled -Dfreetype=enabled -Dgdi=enabled -Ddirectwrite=enabled && meson test --print-errorlogs --suite=harfbuzz -Cbuild'
+  - pip install --upgrade meson fonttools
+  - "%vcvarsallpath%" %arch% && meson setup build --wrap-mode=default --buildtype=release -Dglib=enabled -Dfreetype=enabled -Dgdi=enabled -Ddirectwrite=enabled && meson test --print-errorlogs --suite=harfbuzz -Cbuild
 
 cache:
   - c:\tools\vcpkg\installed\