diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 89986e1..7c5521d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ rvm:
   - "2.2.7"
   - "2.3.4"
   - "2.4.1"
-before_install:
-  - gem update --system
-  - gem --version
 install:
   - gem build telesign.gemspec
   - gem install telesign-*.gem --development