diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d1f09f9cad..d071c98634 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ matrix:
         - brew update
         - brew unlink python
         - brew upgrade
-        - brew install rpcgen yajl xz
+        - brew install rpcgen yajl
       script:
         # We can't run make distcheck/syntax-check because they
         # fail on macOS, but doing 'install' and 'dist' gives us