diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 05d1c6d702..a7228fe0c5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ python:
     - "3.5"
     - "3.6"
 
-# command to install dependencies
-install: pip install -r requirements.txt --use-mirrors
+install: python setup.py install
 
-# command to run tests
 script: nosetests