diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 8365a53a..4d4e0751 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@ environment:
 
 install:
   - cd ..
-  - git clone -b %APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH% --depth 1 https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git boost-root
-  - cd boost-root
+  - git clone -b %APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH% --depth 1 https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git .
   - git submodule update --init tools/build
   - git submodule update --init libs/config
   - git submodule update --init tools/boostdep
-  - xcopy /s /e /q %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER% libs\config
   - python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py config
   - bootstrap
   - b2 headers