diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 305bbf2b..590d67d7 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ build_script:
 
 test_script:
 - choco install winfsp -s build\VStudio\build\%CONFIGURATION% -y --pre
-- tools\sxsident.bat > build\VStudio\build\%CONFIGURATION%\winfsp.sxs
 - if %TESTING%==Func appveyor DownloadFile https://winfsp.dev/assets/pvt/Test.Filter.Driver.zip.001
 - if %TESTING%==Func appveyor DownloadFile https://winfsp.dev/assets/pvt/Test.Filter.Driver.zip.002
 - if %TESTING%==Func 7z x Test.Filter.Driver.zip.001
diff --git a/tools/run-tests.bat b/tools/run-tests.bat
index 0c8f7465..fb078bd9 100755
--- a/tools/run-tests.bat
+++ b/tools/run-tests.bat
@@ -1271,7 +1271,6 @@ exit /b !RunSampleTestExit!
 
 :compat-v1.2-memfs-x64
 copy "%ProjRoot%\build\VStudio\build\%Configuration%\winfsp-*.dll" "%ProjRoot%\tst\compat\v1.2\memfs"
-call "%ProjRoot%\tools\sxsident.bat" > "%ProjRoot%\tst\compat\v1.2\memfs\winfsp.sxs"
 call :__run_compat_memfs_test compat-memfs v1.2\memfs\memfs-x64 winfsp-tests-x64
 if !ERRORLEVEL! neq 0 goto fail
 del "%ProjRoot%\tst\compat\v1.2\memfs\winfsp-*.dll"
@@ -1279,7 +1278,6 @@ exit /b 0
 
 :compat-v1.2-memfs-x86
 copy "%ProjRoot%\build\VStudio\build\%Configuration%\winfsp-*.dll" "%ProjRoot%\tst\compat\v1.2\memfs"
-call "%ProjRoot%\tools\sxsident.bat" > "%ProjRoot%\tst\compat\v1.2\memfs\winfsp.sxs"
 call :__run_compat_memfs_test compat-memfs v1.2\memfs\memfs-x86 winfsp-tests-x86
 if !ERRORLEVEL! neq 0 goto fail
 del "%ProjRoot%\tst\compat\v1.2\memfs\winfsp-*.dll"