diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5694291f7..dff5f3a5d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
 language: java
-before_install:
-  - git submodule update --init --recursive
-jdk:
-  - openjdk6
-install: echo 'skip this step...'
-script: mvn -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true test