diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3d3e4f7e0131a1710a2bf2c09100bd25f489cd42..7dfb3fc9484824c08ef4defc9ce8c68d07a5f5f6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ python:
   - "2.7"
   - "3.3"
 before_install:
-  - sudo apt-get update -qq
   # Workaround for a permissions issue with Travis virtual machine images
   # that breaks Python's multiprocessing:
   # https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-cookbooks/issues/155