diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index b2447e79c92..edd91ee7129 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ branches:
                 - PHP-5.6
                 - PHP-7.0
 
-skip_commits:
-        files:
-                - NEWS
-                - UPGRADING*
-                - README.*
-
 clone_depth: 64
 
 cache: