diff --git a/.hound.yml b/.hound.yml
index b431ff44e1e..efb955f5b43 100644
--- a/.hound.yml
+++ b/.hound.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ ruby:
 java_script:
   enabled: true
   config_file: .jshintrc
+
+scss:
+  enabled: true
diff --git a/.scss-lint.yml b/.scss-lint.yml
index e69de29bb2d..ca75ed0b26b 100644
--- a/.scss-lint.yml
+++ b/.scss-lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+scss_files: 'app/assets/stylesheets/**/*.scss'
+
+NestingDepth:
+  max_depth: 5
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b2edc7ea7fe..74b22c00e86 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,14 +12,10 @@ addons:
 bundler_args: "--without development:production --deployment"
 cache: bundler
 
-before_install:
-  - gem install scss-lint
-
 before_script:
   - psql -c 'create database coursemology_test;' -U postgres
   - bundle exec rake db:setup
 
 script:
-  - scss-lint app/assets/stylesheets/
   - bundle exec consistency_fail
   - bundle exec rake spec