diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 739df31ea..fe8dbdf49 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ python:
 # install dependencies
 install:
   - "pip install --upgrade setuptools"
-  - "pip install -r requirements.txt"
-  - "export PYTHONPATH=`pwd`"
-  - "python setup.py build_ext --inplace > /dev/null"
+  - "rm -rf spacy/"
+  - "pip install spacy"
 
 # run tests
 script: