diff --git a/ci/appveyor-cpp-setup.bat b/ci/appveyor-cpp-setup.bat
index a5ca7f76bd199..ff159bd0b4b59 100644
--- a/ci/appveyor-cpp-setup.bat
+++ b/ci/appveyor-cpp-setup.bat
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ conda create -n arrow ^
   "ninja" ^
   "nomkl" ^
   "pandas" ^
-  "fsspec" ^
   "python=%PYTHON%" ^
   || exit /B
 conda list -n arrow