diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2d384b69..d424c3c8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ matrix:
     - rvm: 2.1.10
       gemfile: gemfiles/Gemfile.rails-5-2-stable # rack 2.0.1 requires Ruby version >= 2.2.2
 
-before_install:
-  - gem update --system
-
 notifications:
   email: false
   slack: