diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3cb7c3555e33887a1562667452bf34e1d1f541d5..78745a92e7124bd231d660da035d669da2d7357a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ rust:
 os:
   - linux
 
-dist: "trusty"  # we need python3-pip
-
 addons:
   apt:
     packages: