diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 30767672f..b7543159a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@ matrix:
           env:
           - GROUP=python
           - EXTRA_PIP="tornado<5"
-        - python: 2.7
-          env:
-          - GROUP=python
-          - EXTRA_PIP="tornado<5"
 
 after_success:
     - codecov