diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 624c057a..b13a0fe1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ language: node_js
 node_js:
   - 0.8
 before_script:
-  - psql -c 'create database postgres;' -U postgres
   - node script/create-test-tables.js pg://postgres@127.0.0.1:5432/postgres