diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 03ae798a..6771eca8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ python:
 install:
   - pip install -r install/requirements.txt
   - pip install pytest-cov coveralls flake8 pytest-faulthandler pytest-ordering
-  - apt-get install xvfb
 before_script:
     # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
     - flake8 . --count --select=E901,E999,F821,F822,F823 --show-source --statistics