diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9d8f2b3a..dc81020a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ install:
   - if [ "$CXX" == "g++" ]; then sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test -y; fi
   - if [ "$CXX" == "g++" ]; then sudo apt-get update -qq; fi
   - if [ "$CXX" = "g++" ]; then sudo apt-get install -qq g++-4.8; fi
-  - if [ "$CXX" = "g++" ]; then export CXX="g++-4.8" CC="gcc-4.8"; fi
 
 
 # build sequence with Lutin :