diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 47bebb5..ea14452 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ before_install:
   - sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql*
   - sudo apt-get autoremove
   - sudo apt-get autoclean
-  - sudo service mysql stop
   - sudo ls -lah /var/lib
   - sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql