diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6b5d263f60e..6743bf289bb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ language: python
 python:
   - 2.7
   - 3.6
-sudo: false
 env:
   - ES_VERSION=1.3.9 ES_DOWNLOAD_URL=https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-${ES_VERSION}.tar.gz
 matrix: