diff --git a/tools/travis_before_install.sh b/tools/travis_before_install.sh
index 2dcb6d20d30..41727cd7644 100755
--- a/tools/travis_before_install.sh
+++ b/tools/travis_before_install.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ set -ex
 export WHEELHOUSE="--no-index --find-links=http://travis-wheels.scikit-image.org/"
 export COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN=7LdFN9232ZbSY3oaXHbQIzLazrSf6w2pQ
 export PIP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=60
+sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start
+export DISPLAY=:99.0
+export PYTHONWARNINGS="all"
+export TEST_ARGS="--exe --ignore-files=^_test -v --with-doctest --ignore-files=^setup.py$"
 
 
 retry () {
diff --git a/tools/travis_script.sh b/tools/travis_script.sh
index fad0d2a6d2c..f76467bbe4f 100755
--- a/tools/travis_script.sh
+++ b/tools/travis_script.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -ex
 
-section "Script.Setup"
-sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start
-export DISPLAY=:99.0
-PYTHONWARNINGS="all"
-TEST_ARGS="--exe --ignore-files=^_test -v --with-doctest --ignore-files=^setup.py$"
-section_end "Script.Setup"
-
-
 section "Test.with.min.requirements"
 nosetests $TEST_ARGS skimage
 section_end "Test.with.min.requirements"