diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e7d04fedb53..444db17af30 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,15 +17,11 @@ addons:
       - proj-bin
       - libgeos-dev
       - libopenmpi-dev
-      - gcc-5
-      - g++-5
 
 env:
   global:
     PIP=pip
     HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1
-    CC=gcc-5
-    CXX=g++-5
 
 before_install:
   - source tests/travis_before_install.sh