diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 22ffde955..5917ff4cb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ script:
         python setup.py build;
         python setup.py bdist_wheel;
         python setup.py install;
-        python setup.py sdist --formats=gztar,zip;
+        python setup.py sdist --formats=zip;
         python testdata/pymod/import_db.py;
         python testdata/pymod/import_rdb.py;
         python testdata/pymod/import_tl.py;