diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 53833fb8..ab80654e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,35 +4,20 @@ install: "make"
 # command to run tests
 script:
   - |
-    if [[ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" != "2.6" ]] ; then make test-readme; fi
+    make test-readme
   - make ci
 cache: pip
 jobs:
   include:
     - stage: test
-      script:
-        - make test-readme
-        - make ci
       python: '2.7'
     - stage: test
-      script:
-        - make test-readme
-        - make ci
       python: '3.4'
     - stage: test
-      script:
-        - make test-readme
-        - make ci
       python: '3.5'
     - stage: test
-      script:
-        - make test-readme
-        - make ci
       python: '3.6'
     - stage: test
-      script:
-        - make test-readme
-        - make ci
       python: '3.7'
       dist: xenial   
     - stage: coverage