diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 64fcf72af..c2eb2bff7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ matrix:
       os: osx
       osx_image: xcode8  # macOS 10.11
       env:
-        - MATRIX_EVAL="rvm list; rvm use ruby-2.3.0; brew update; brew config; brew upgrade python; brew unlink python && brew link --overwrite python;"
+        - MATRIX_EVAL="brew update; brew config; brew upgrade python; echo $PATH; ls -la /usr/local/bin; shopt -s expand_aliases; alias python='python3'; alias pip='pip3';"
         - ARCHFLAGS="-std=c++11"
         - PIP_UPDATE="1"
         - PYTHON_BUILD=true