diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5270f09..b726bfa 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ branches:
     - travis
 
 before_install:
-  - composer self-update
   - test "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "nightly" || export COMPOSER_FLAGS="$COMPOSER_FLAGS --ignore-platform-reqs"
 
 install: