diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a0871e9f..d20842f2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ python:
 
 matrix:
   include:
-    - python: '3.7'
+    - python: '2.7'
       dist: xenial  # required for Python >= 3.7 (travis-ci/travis-ci#9069)
 
 install: