diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1691584..93346ee 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 language: python
 # defaults: the py3.7 environment overrides these
 dist: trusty
-sudo: false
 
 cache: pip
 before_cache: