diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f662277..154fdd9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ go:
 sudo: required
 
 before_install:
-   - sudo apt-get install libffi-dev python3 python3-pip
+   - sudo apt-get install libffi-dev
    - pip  install cffi
-   - pip3 install cffi
    - export PATH=$HOME/gopath/bin:$PATH
    # temporary workaround for go-python/gopy#83
    - export GODEBUG=cgocheck=0