diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4b0d625..02f5a42 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ addons:
       - libxml2-dev
 
 before_install:
-- mkdir ~/.R
-- cp Makevars ~/.R
 - npm install netlify-cli -g
 
 script: