diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index dd5a397986..6b011a6c36 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ before_install:
   - "sudo apt-get update"
   - "sudo apt-get install mongodb-org-server"
 before_script:
-  - 'npm install -g grunt-cli mocha'
   - cp config.json.example config.json
   - "until nc -z localhost 27017; do echo Waiting for MongoDB; sleep 1; done"
   - "export DISPLAY=:99"