diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 36356b2b3..5e7915360 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ language: python
 python:
   - "2.7"
   - "2.6"
+sudo: false
 before_install:
   - sh -c set
   - git config --global user.email "travis-tahoe@tahoe-lafs.org"