diff --git a/travis.sh b/travis.sh
index 78599665c..d1a1b6b29 100755
--- a/travis.sh
+++ b/travis.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ fi
 if [ "${VIA}" == "compile" ]; then
   pip install -r requirements.txt
   python setup.py clean --all
-  python setup.py build_ext --inplace
   pip install -e .
 fi