diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 01abd8a..e9c564a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,14 +12,9 @@ before_script:
   - psql -U postgres -c 'CREATE USER jrandom SUPERUSER;'
 script: 
   - ./runtests.sh
+branches:
+  only:
+    - master
 notifications:
   email: false
-  irc: 
-    channels:
-      - "irc.freenode.org#gratipay"
-    on_success: change
-    on_failure: always
-    template:
-      - "%{repository} (%{branch}:%{commit} by %{author}): %{message} (%{build_url})"
-    skip_join: true
-
+  irc: false