diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 31464d225f..7ee9d8da2b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ cache:
 
 before_script:
     - if [[ $TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION != 'hhvm' ]]; then phpenv config-rm xdebug.ini; fi
-    - travis_retry composer self-update
-    - travis_retry composer install --no-interaction --prefer-source
+    - composer self-update
+    - composer install --no-interaction --prefer-source
     - bash bin/install-wp-tests.sh wordpress_test root '' localhost $WP_VERSION
     - ln -s . /tmp/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/pods