diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9acce5026..1cd261473 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ before_install:
   - echo "https://$GH_TOKEN:@github.com" > .git/credentials
   - gem install asciidoctor
 install:
-- mvn --settings .settings.xml install -P docs -q -U -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile=true
+- mvn install -P docs -q -U -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile=true
 - ./docs/src/main/asciidoc/ghpages.sh
 script:
 - '[ "${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST}" != "false" ] || mvn --settings .settings.xml deploy -P release -nsu -Dmaven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile=true'
-- '[ "${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST}" = "false" ] || mvn --settings .settings.xml install -nsu -Dmaven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile=true'
+- '[ "${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST}" = "false" ] || mvn install -nsu -Dmaven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile=true'
 env:
   global:
   - GIT_NAME="Dave Syer"