diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1bdcf89fb..e2a8bb2f3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ matrix:
   - python: "3.5"
   - python: "3.6"
   - python: "3.7"
-    dist: xenial    # required for Python 3.7 (travis-ci/travis-ci#9069)
-    sudo: required  # required for Python 3.7 (travis-ci/travis-ci#9069)
+  - python: "3.8"
   - python: "nightly"
 install: "pip install -r test-requirements.txt"
 script: nosetests -vv tests/test.py