diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 # GoogleTest
 
-#### OSS Builds Status
-
-[![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/4o38plt0xbo1ubc8/branch/master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/GoogleTestAppVeyor/googletest/branch/master)
-
 ### Announcements
 
 #### Live at Head
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c419c32..00000000
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,156 +0,0 @@
-version: '{build}'
-
-os: Visual Studio 2015
-
-environment:
-  matrix:
-    - compiler: msvc-15-seh
-      generator: "Visual Studio 15 2017"
-      build_system: cmake
-      APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Visual Studio 2017
-      enabled_on_pr: yes
-
-    - compiler: msvc-15-seh
-      generator: "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64"
-      build_system: cmake
-      APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Visual Studio 2017
-      enabled_on_pr: yes
-
-    - compiler: msvc-15-seh
-      build_system: bazel
-      APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Visual Studio 2017
-      enabled_on_pr: yes
-
-    - compiler: msvc-14-seh
-      build_system: cmake
-      generator: "Visual Studio 14 2015"
-      enabled_on_pr: yes
-
-    - compiler: msvc-14-seh
-      build_system: cmake
-      generator: "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64"
-      enabled_on_pr: yes
-
-    - compiler: gcc-6.3.0-posix
-      build_system: cmake
-      generator: "MinGW Makefiles"
-      cxx_path: 'C:\mingw-w64\i686-6.3.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v5-rev1\mingw32\bin'
-      enabled_on_pr: yes
-
-configuration:
-  - Debug
-
-build:
-  verbosity: minimal
-
-install:
-- ps: |
-    Write-Output "Compiler: $env:compiler"
-    Write-Output "Generator: $env:generator"
-    Write-Output "Env:Configuation: $env:configuration"
-    Write-Output "Env: $env"
-    if (-not (Test-Path env:APPVEYOR_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER)) {
-      Write-Output "This is *NOT* a pull request build"
-    } else {
-      Write-Output "This is a pull request build"
-      if (-not (Test-Path env:enabled_on_pr) -or $env:enabled_on_pr -ne "yes") {
-        Write-Output "PR builds are *NOT* explicitly enabled"
-      }
-    }
-
-    # install Bazel
-    if ($env:build_system -eq "bazel") {
-        appveyor DownloadFile https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/download/3.6.0/bazel-3.6.0-windows-x86_64.exe -FileName bazel.exe
-    }
-
-    if ($env:build_system -eq "cmake") {
-        # git bash conflicts with MinGW makefiles
-        if ($env:generator -eq "MinGW Makefiles") {
-            $env:path = $env:path.replace("C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;", "")
-            if ($env:cxx_path -ne "") {
-                $env:path += ";$env:cxx_path"
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-before_build:
-- ps: |
-     $env:root=$env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER
-     Write-Output "env:root: $env:root"
-
-build_script:
-- ps: |
-    # Only enable some builds for pull requests, the AppVeyor queue is too long.
-    if ((Test-Path env:APPVEYOR_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER) -And (-not (Test-Path env:enabled_on_pr) -or $env:enabled_on_pr -ne "yes")) {
-      return
-    } else {
-        # special case - build with Bazel
-        if ($env:build_system -eq "bazel") {
-            & $env:root\bazel.exe build -c opt //:gtest_samples
-            if ($LastExitCode -eq 0) { # bazel writes to StdErr and PowerShell interprets it as an error
-                $host.SetShouldExit(0)
-            } else { # a real error
-                throw "Exec: $ErrorMessage"
-            }
-            return
-        }
-    }
-    # by default build with CMake
-    md _build -Force | Out-Null
-    cd _build
-
-    $conf = if ($env:generator -eq "MinGW Makefiles") {"-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$env:configuration"} else {"-DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES=Debug;Release"}
-    # Disable test for MinGW (gtest tests fail, gmock tests can not build)
-    $gtest_build_tests = if ($env:generator -eq "MinGW Makefiles") {"-Dgtest_build_tests=OFF"} else {"-Dgtest_build_tests=ON"}
-    $gmock_build_tests = if ($env:generator -eq "MinGW Makefiles") {"-Dgmock_build_tests=OFF"} else {"-Dgmock_build_tests=ON"}
-    & cmake -G "$env:generator" $conf -Dgtest_build_samples=ON $gtest_build_tests $gmock_build_tests ..
-    if ($LastExitCode -ne 0) {
-        throw "Exec: $ErrorMessage"
-    }
-    $cmake_parallel = if ($env:generator -eq "MinGW Makefiles") {"-j2"} else  {"/m"}
-    & cmake --build . --config $env:configuration -- $cmake_parallel
-    if ($LastExitCode -ne 0) {
-        throw "Exec: $ErrorMessage"
-    }
-
-
-skip_commits:
-  files:
-    - '**/*.md'
-
-test_script:
-- ps: |
-    # Only enable some builds for pull requests, the AppVeyor queue is too long.
-    if ((Test-Path env:APPVEYOR_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER) -And (-not (Test-Path env:enabled_on_pr) -or $env:enabled_on_pr -ne "yes")) {
-      return
-    }
-    if ($env:build_system -eq "bazel") {
-        # special case - testing with Bazel
-        & $env:root\bazel.exe test //:gtest_samples
-        if ($LastExitCode -eq 0) { # bazel writes to StdErr and PowerShell interprets it as an error
-            $host.SetShouldExit(0)
-        } else { # a real error
-            throw "Exec: $ErrorMessage"
-        }
-    }
-    if ($env:build_system -eq "cmake") {
-        # built with CMake - test with CTest
-        if ($env:generator -eq "MinGW Makefiles") {
-            return # No test available for MinGW
-        }
-
-        & ctest -C $env:configuration --timeout 600 --output-on-failure
-        if ($LastExitCode -ne 0) {
-            throw "Exec: $ErrorMessage"
-        }
-    }
-
-artifacts:
-  - path: '_build/CMakeFiles/*.log'
-    name: logs
-  - path: '_build/Testing/**/*.xml'
-    name: test_results
-  - path: 'bazel-testlogs/**/test.log'
-    name: test_logs
-  - path: 'bazel-testlogs/**/test.xml'
-    name: test_results