diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6a8aa2e..d3cfabb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     - QPID_PROTON_CMAKE_ARGS='-DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.11 -DBUILD_RUBY=NO'
     before_install:
     - brew update
-    - brew upgrade cmake python openssl
+    - brew upgrade cmake openssl
     - brew install libuv swig
 
   - os: osx