diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4a4f4e3e..7a8c452d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 dist: trusty
-language: perl
 install:
   - sudo apt-get update
   - sudo apt-get --no-install-recommends install devscripts python python3 ruby php5-cli gawk ksh zsh pylint