diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 273245d1e6cdf8fccf449b07d73e51d49e921585..d3d50660f3f5574384c9d2f60c393e8d25dc7c9e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ install:
   # Install not using env because build needs to be in root env
   - conda config --add channels conda-forge
   - conda config --add channels jlaura
-  - conda install python=$PYTHON_VERSION
   - conda install -c conda-forge gdal h5py
   - conda install pandas sqlalchemy pyyaml networkx affine
   - conda install -c jlaura pvl protobuf