diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 51fb563e..6d9c8140 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ python:
 install: "make"
 # command to run tests
 script:
-  - make test-readme
+  - [[ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" != "2.6" ]] && make test-readme
   - make coverage
 after_success:
   - pipenv run codecov