diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5c5a8542f..10fcaf4e7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ php:
 
 before_script:
   - sh -c 'if [ $(php -r "echo PHP_MINOR_VERSION;") -le 4 ]; then echo "extension = apc.so" >> ~/.phpenv/versions/$(phpenv version-name)/etc/php.ini; fi;'
-  - git submodule update --init --recursive
+  - composer install
 
 script:
   - php data/bin/check_configuration.php