diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 49270ad2a..e6563f0fe 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ install:
 script:
   - py.test
   - python -m doctest -v *.py
-  - flake8 .
 
 after_success:
   - flake8 --max-line-length 100 --ignore=E121,E123,E126,E221,E222,E225,E226,E242,E701,E702,E704,E731,W503 .