diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d000798..6e38b86 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-dist: trusty
 language: go
 go:
 - 1.8
-install: /bin/true
-script: make test
-before_script:
-- export VERSION=`cat VERSION`
-before_deploy: make build
+script: make test build
 deploy:
   skip_cleanup: true
   provider: releases