diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index da7c3c52f..b8c5b385c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ matrix:
         env: TOXENV=dist
         script:
           - python setup.py bdist_wheel
+          - rm -r djangorestframework.egg-info  # see #6139
           - tox --installpkg ./dist/djangorestframework-*.whl
           - tox  # test sdist