diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c82ceb91c..f6e5c17f4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@ matrix:
   include:
     - python: "3.7"
       dist: xenial    # required for Python >= 3.7 (travis-ci/travis-ci#9069)
-      sudo: required  # required for Python >= 3.7 (travis-ci/travis-ci#9069)
     - python: "nightly"
       dist: xenial    # required for Python >= 3.7 (travis-ci/travis-ci#9069)
-      sudo: required  # required for Python >= 3.7 (travis-ci/travis-ci#9069)
 install:
   - "pip install -e ."
   - "pip install pycrypto>=2.6"