diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9801981eca3340ebc4c7fca8e612c480dd7c3072..d1f09f9cade71f5c2f854197ccb74d993133dabf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ matrix:
       os: osx
       before_install:
         - brew update
+        - brew unlink python
         - brew upgrade
         - brew install rpcgen yajl xz
-        - brew link --force python@2
       script:
         # We can't run make distcheck/syntax-check because they
         # fail on macOS, but doing 'install' and 'dist' gives us