diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 26ee2389..ae5b3bf4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ cache:
 install:
   - pip install --disable-pip-version-check --upgrade pip
   - pip install flake8
-  - pip install -e .
 
 before_script:
   - flake8