diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cebcec8..5a886f6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ addons:
       - g++-4.9
 env:
   - CXX=g++-4.9
-before_install:
-  - npm install npm@4 -g && npm explore npm -g -- npm install node-gyp@latest
 script: npm run lint && npm test
 after_success: npm run coverage
 notifications: