diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 90bf3a0233..c1eb36ab0a 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ matrix:
 
 build_script:
     - rmdir /s /Q C:\OpenSSL-Win32 C:\OpenSSL-Win64
-    - C:\msys64\usr\bin\pacman --noconfirm -Sydd pacman
     - C:\msys64\usr\bin\pacman --noconfirm --ask 20 --sync --refresh --refresh --sysupgrade --sysupgrade
     - C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash --login -c "$(cygpath ${APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER})/ci-build.sh"