diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e022f010..ac0a4837 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+dist: trusty
 language: node_js
 node_js:
   - lts/*
@@ -12,9 +13,15 @@ env:
     - DECISION="https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2014JulSep/0627.html"
     - secure: "vuLLjmy5cSalvR4ut2Q28YJgVUoSmLQYlhNRyF7zVskO5VFX7RHpfWokrk1SXEQ5hI8bpWOYJOVrcYr05BP0cFvsESlDejaur4rw/gT2nfMkuyWbVhbxH9mFYKeVFWpoC+iezrao9VjMRYySjEJAM4B9mXflN3MQ6ddRaQlBMaI="
 
+install:
+  - npm install respec-validator
+
 script:
-  - npm install respec serve
-  - node ./tools/validate.js
+  - npx respec-validator --no-links --gh-user=$GH_USER --gh-token=$GH_TOKEN index.html
+
+cache:
+  directories:
+    - node_modules
 
 after_success:
   - CC="mcaceres@mozilla.com,mgiuca@google.com"
diff --git a/tools/validate.js b/tools/validate.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a2c3bf21..00000000
--- a/tools/validate.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-/*eslint-env node*/
-"use strict";
-const { exec } = require("child_process");
-const handler = require("serve-handler");
-const http = require("http");
-
-/**
- *
- * @param {string} cmd A string representing a shell command.
- */
-class ShellCommand {
-  constructor(cmd) {
-    this._cmd = cmd;
-  }
-  get cmd() {
-    return this._cmd;
-  }
-  run() {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const childProcess = exec(this.cmd, (err, data) => {
-        if (err) {
-          return reject(err);
-        }
-        resolve(data);
-      });
-      childProcess.stdout.pipe(process.stdout);
-      childProcess.stderr.pipe(process.stderr);
-    });
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Spins up a local HTTP server and checks the spec.
- * If there are any errors or warnings, the app exits with 1.
- */
-async function validate() {
-  const server = http.createServer((request, response) =>
-    handler(request, response)
-  );
-  server.listen(5000, () => {});
-  const url = `http://localhost:5000/index.html?githubToken=${
-    // This "AUTHENTICATE" is a GitHub token https://github.com/settings/tokens
-    // It needs to be set set on TravisCI itself, via the in the settings
-    // or using Travis' encrypt.
-    process.env.AUTHENTICATE
-  }`;
-  // -e is stop on errors, -w is stop on warnings
-  const cmd = `npx respec2html -e -w --timeout 30 --src ${url} --out /dev/null`;
-  try {
-    await new ShellCommand(cmd).run();
-  } catch (err) {
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-  process.exit(0);
-}
-
-validate();