diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7c46659..8952f76 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@ cache: pip
 
 jobs:
   include:
-    - # workaround for python 3.7 on travis https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-ci/issues/9815#issuecomment-401756442
-      stage: test
+    - stage: test
       python: '3.7'
-      dist: xenial
-      sudo: required
     - python: '3.6'
       env: TOXENV=docs
     - python: '3.7'