diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8a464d766d9739..7b87e251a25258 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ jobs:
       install:
         - npm ci
       script:
+        - npm run build
         - npm run lint
         - npm run check-local-changes
+        - npm run check-licenses
         - npm run test-unit -- --ci --maxWorkers=2 --cacheDirectory="$HOME/.jest-cache"
 
     - name: PHP unit tests (Docker)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0700d64f3141b9..1f0e798ff37f1d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@
 		"lint-css": "wp-scripts lint-style '**/*.scss'",
 		"lint-css:fix": "npm run lint-css -- --fix",
 		"package-plugin": "./bin/build-plugin-zip.sh",
-		"postinstall": "npm run check-licenses && npm run build:packages",
 		"pot-to-php": "./bin/pot-to-php.js",
 		"precommit": "lint-staged",
 		"publish:check": "npm run build:packages && lerna updated",