diff --git a/tools/venv.py b/tools/venv.py
index f3f5781fa..892d3327f 100755
--- a/tools/venv.py
+++ b/tools/venv.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ REQUIREMENTS = [
 ]
 
 if sys.platform == 'win32':
+    REQUIREMENTS.remove('-e certbot-apache')
     REQUIREMENTS.append('-e windows-installer')
 
 VERSION_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^(\d+)\.(\d+).*$')