diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8ba4b0de62e2e8a781dc9226b4e37cb37846a9cf..d092dced69b33e49815f4a87ecf4231bd90c84ae 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,37 +1,22 @@
-language: cpp
+language: python
+compiler: gcc
 cache: ccache
-services:
-  - docker
-os:
-  - linux
+addons:
+  apt:
+    packages:
+      - git
+  # ssh_known_hosts: 13.229.163.131
 env:
   - JOB=PRE_COMMIT
-
 matrix:
   include:
     - python: 2.7
-      addons:
-        apt:
-          packages:
-            - git
-            - python
-            - python-pip
-            - python2.7-dev
-        ssh_known_hosts: 13.229.163.131
     - python: 3.7
       dist: xenial  # required for Python >= 3.7 (travis-ci/travis-ci#9069)
-      addons:
-        apt:
-          sources:
-            - deadsnakes
-          packages:
-            - git
-            - python3.7-venv
-        ssh_known_hosts: 13.229.163.131
 
 before_install:
-  - python --version
-  - sudo pip install -U virtualenv pre-commit pip
+  - pip install --upgrade pip
+  - pip install pre-commit
 
 script:
   - exit_code=0