diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 44fa93ed..a9b296e0 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ before_build:
   - ren "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\sh.exe" _sh.exe
 
 build_script:
-  - |
-    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\bin\vcvars32.bat" && cl cpucount.cpp && .\cpucount.exe
   - md build && cd build
   - cmake -G "%CMAKE_GENERATOR%" %CMAKE_FLAGS% ..
   - if %compiler%==mingw ( mingw32-make tester examples )
diff --git a/cpucount.cpp b/cpucount.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1dad1dd7..00000000
--- a/cpucount.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-// 17 may 2018
-#define UNICODE
-#define _UNICODE
-#define STRICT
-#define STRICT_TYPED_ITEMIDS
-#define WINVER			0x0600	/* from Microsoft's winnls.h */
-#define _WIN32_WINNT		0x0600
-#define _WIN32_WINDOWS	0x0600	/* from Microsoft's pdh.h */
-#define _WIN32_IE			0x0700
-#define NTDDI_VERSION		0x06000000
-#include <windows.h>
-#include <psapi.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-int affinityCount(DWORD_PTR a)
-{
-	int n = 0;
-
-	while (a != 0) {
-		if ((a & 1) != 0)
-			n++;
-		a >>= 1;
-	}
-	return n;
-}
-
-int main(void)
-{
-	HANDLE pseudoCurrent, current;
-	DWORD_PTR pa, sa;
-	SYSTEM_INFO si;
-	DWORD le;
-
-	pseudoCurrent = GetCurrentProcess();
-	if (GetProcessAffinityMask(pseudoCurrent, &pa, &sa) != 0) {
-		printf("GetProcessAffinityMask(GetCurrentProcess()):\n");
-		printf("\tProcess - %d\n", affinityCount(pa));
-		printf("\tSystem  - %d\n", affinityCount(sa));
-	} else {
-		le = GetLastError();
-		fprintf(stderr, "error calling GetProcessAffinity(GetCurrentProcess()): %I32d\n", le);
-	}
-
-	if (DuplicateHandle(pseudoCurrent, pseudoCurrent,
-		pseudoCurrent, &current,
-		0, FALSE, DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS) != 0)
-		if (GetProcessAffinityMask(current, &pa, &sa) != 0) {
-			printf("GetProcessAffinityMask(real handle):\n");
-			printf("\tProcess - %d\n", affinityCount(pa));
-			printf("\tSystem  - %d\n", affinityCount(sa));
-		} else {
-			le = GetLastError();
-			fprintf(stderr, "error calling GetProcessAffinity(real handle): %I32d\n", le);
-		}
-	else {
-		le = GetLastError();
-		fprintf(stderr, "error calling DuplicateHandle(GetCurrentProcess()) (no real handle info available): %I32d\n", le);
-	}
-
-	ZeroMemory(&si, sizeof (SYSTEM_INFO));
-	GetSystemInfo(&si);
-	printf("GetSystemInfo() processor count: %I32d\n", si.dwNumberOfProcessors);
-	ZeroMemory(&si, sizeof (SYSTEM_INFO));
-	GetNativeSystemInfo(&si);
-	printf("GetNativeSystemInfo() processor count: %I32d\n", si.dwNumberOfProcessors);
-
-	return 0;
-}