diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8578cd3cd3e..62080153bd3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ _helpers:
   before_install: skip
   install: skip
   script: skip
-  after_success: skip
+  after_success: []
 - &_doc_base
   stage: doc
   <<: *_mainstream_python_base