diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8014d60..061e3d1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,3 @@ node_js:
   - "0.11"
 env:
   - PGUSER=postgres
-  - PGDATABASE=travis_ci_test
-before_script:
-  - psql -c 'create database travis_ci_test;' -U postgres