diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 203e5df..345b233 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ node_js:
   - "0.11"
   - "0.10"
   - "iojs"
-before_install:
-  - npm install -g npm
 install:
   - npm install
 script: "npm run-script ci"