diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 024d9ec9..f6f06cb1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ cache:
     - $HOME/.composer/cache
 
 before_script:
-    - travis_retry composer self-update
     - travis_retry composer install --no-interaction --prefer-dist
 
 script: make sniff test