diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6cd6435c..5a15a9d1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ matrix:
           sources:
             - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
           packages:
-            - g++-4.9 build-essential libasound2-dev libvorbisidec-dev libvorbis-dev libflac-dev alsa-utils libavahi-client-dev avahi-daemon
+            - g++-4.9 libasound2-dev libvorbisidec-dev libvorbis-dev libflac-dev alsa-utils libavahi-client-dev avahi-daemon
     # build on osx
     - os: osx
       osx_image: xcode9.1