diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f781ec3..71d9809 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ julia:
   - 1.5
   - nightly
 
-# Uncomment the following lines to allow failures on nightly julia
-# (tests will run but not make your overall status red)
-matrix:
-  allow_failures:
-  - julia: nightly
-
 notifications:
   email: false