diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 69dd4c24..bfbf9fdf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 before_install: 
   - sudo apt-get install libicu-dev -y
-  # Short-term fix addressing https://github.com/bundler/bundler/issues/2784
-  - gem update --system 2.1.11
 rvm:
   - 1.8.7
   - 1.9.2