diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8522fadf5..f9211b7fc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ addons:
     packages:
     - g++-7
     - gcc-7
-    - g++-4.9
-    - gcc-4.9
     - libgtk2.0-0 
     - libgtk2.0-dev
     - freeglut3