diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 177d19c1..06f1e4fb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ before_script:
   - cd ..
 # creating librarys' links and updating cache
   - sudo ldconfig
-# installing sphinx, needed for documentation
-  - sudo apt-get install python-sphinx
 # installing check, needed for unit tests
   - sudo apt-get install check