diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 93541c6ed..ef796232b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ before_install:
     - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = linux ]; then sudo apt-get install -qq ldap-utils gdb apport; fi
     - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = linux ]; then sudo apt-get install -qq curl libmicrohttpd-dev; fi
     - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = linux -a -n "$COVERAGE" ]; then sudo apt-get install -qq jq; fi
-    - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = osx ]; then brew update; fi
     - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = osx ]; then brew install cpanm bison flex berkeley-db lmdb openldap openssl; fi
     - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = osx ]; then sudo cpanm install JSON; fi
     - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = osx -a -n "$COVERAGE" ]; then brew install jq; fi