diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8ff3af1bc..77146f1b3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ addons:
 
 git:
     depth: 10
-sudo: required
 language: c
 script:
     - make PREFIX=/tmp/acki