diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 79287ccf68..82e81d0785 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ python:
   - "3.6"
   - "pypy"
   - "pypy3"
-sudo: false
 env:
   - YTDL_TEST_SET=core
   - YTDL_TEST_SET=download