diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 755ab23b1..0c0072996 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-shallow_clone: true
 version: '{branch}-{build}'
 cache:
   - C:\projects\qutebrowser\.cache