diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 156f2b4fa866546841982968db87625ef37ca6f0..c3aeb0b9af2cb02ad48d587a84a81dd015a9d5bf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ python:
   - "3.4"
 before_install:
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
-  - sudo apt-get install -qq gnupg
   # Workaround for a permissions issue with Travis virtual machine images
   # that breaks Python's multiprocessing:
   # https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-cookbooks/issues/155