diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c8cce45baffdc1f9b984adfa9b6fc584a4df3168..6c870d8797671fca490c6fbae2d650066eee2780 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,3 @@ services:
   - rabbitmq
 addons:
   postgresql: "9.3"
-  apt:
-    packages:
-      - sqlite3
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/relation_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/relation_test.rb
index 24ed9e6638624976a5cbdd958fafbe107686e01e..37d3965022f276279ace0f0975d7b8e2fa964c9c 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/relation_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/relation_test.rb
@@ -243,7 +243,13 @@ def test_respond_to_for_non_selected_element
     end
 
     def test_select_quotes_when_using_from_clause
-      ensure_sqlite3_version_doesnt_include_bug
+      if sqlite3_version_includes_quoting_bug?
+        skip <<-ERROR.squish
+          You are using an outdated version of SQLite3 which has a bug in
+          quoted column names. Please update SQLite3 and rebuild the sqlite3
+          ruby gem
+        ERROR
+      end
       quoted_join = ActiveRecord::Base.connection.quote_table_name("join")
       selected = Post.select(:join).from(Post.select("id as #{quoted_join}")).map(&:join)
       assert_equal Post.pluck(:id), selected
@@ -286,16 +292,12 @@ def test_update_all_goes_through_normal_type_casting
 
     private
 
-    def ensure_sqlite3_version_doesnt_include_bug
+    def sqlite3_version_includes_quoting_bug?
       if current_adapter?(:SQLite3Adapter)
         selected_quoted_column_names = ActiveRecord::Base.connection.exec_query(
           'SELECT "join" FROM (SELECT id AS "join" FROM posts) subquery'
         ).columns
-        assert_equal ["join"], selected_quoted_column_names, <<-ERROR.squish
-          You are using an outdated version of SQLite3 which has a bug in
-          quoted column names. Please update SQLite3 and rebuild the sqlite3
-          ruby gem
-        ERROR
+        ["join"] != selected_quoted_column_names
       end
     end
   end