diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d8395255bc7..a479e46f44b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ env:
 before_install:
     - export PATH=$(echo $PATH | tr ':' "\n" | sed '/\/opt\/python/d' | tr "\n" ":" | sed "s|::|:|g")
 install:
-    - if [ -n "$PPA" ]; then travis_retry sudo add-apt-repository "$PPA" -y; fi
     - if [ -n "$DPKG_ADD_ARCH" ]; then sudo dpkg --add-architecture "$DPKG_ADD_ARCH" ; fi
     - if [ -n "$PACKAGES" ]; then travis_retry sudo apt-get update; fi
     - if [ -n "$PACKAGES" ]; then travis_retry sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends --no-upgrade -qq $PACKAGES; fi