diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 563f8168b..cf0c07186 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ branches:
 env:
   global:
     - ATOM_ACCESS_TOKEN=da809a6077bb1b0aa7c5623f7b2d5f1fec2faae4
-    - CXX=g++-4.8
 
 compiler: clang
 
@@ -52,4 +51,3 @@ addons:
     - git
     - libgnome-keyring-dev
     - fakeroot
-    - g++-4.8