diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 180e3d404..5694291f7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ before_install:
   - git submodule update --init --recursive
 jdk:
   - openjdk6
-install: mvn install -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -DskipTests=true
+install: echo 'skip this step...'
 script: mvn -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true test