diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 502c234c72..3a953a2e7b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 language: java
 
 before_install: 
-  - export MAVEN_OPTS="-Xmx2048M -Xss128M -XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:-UseGCOverheadLimit"
   - echo "MAVEN_OPTS='-Xmx2048M -Xss128M -XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:-UseGCOverheadLimit'" > ~/.mavenrc
 
 install: travis_wait 60 mvn -q test -fae
 
 sudo: required
 
-before_script:
-  - echo "MAVEN_OPTS='-Xmx2048M -Xss128M -XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:-UseGCOverheadLimit'" > ~/.mavenrc
-
 jdk:
   - oraclejdk8