diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d4a73d02647cab7cee12a69da0af780e4702e645..19c1aa903caf0c4472dc6c63810fbdd7a9383e76 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ git:
 node_js:
   - "6"
   - "8"
-before_install:
-  - if [[ `npm -v` != 5* ]]; then npm install -g npm@5; fi
 install:
   - bundle install --deployment --jobs=3 --retry=3
   - npm install