diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d4728b0f6..6bf7c135e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ env:
     - SBT_CMD="scripted source-dependencies/*3of3"
     - SBT_CMD="scripted tests/*"
     - SBT_CMD="scripted project-load/*"
-    - SBT_CMD="checkBuild"
     - SBT_CMD="repoOverrideTest:scripted dependency-management/*"
     - SBT_CMD="mavenResolverPluginTest:scripted dependency-management/*2of2"
     - SBT_CMD="mavenResolverPluginTest:scripted dependency-management/*1of2 project/transitive-plugins"
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index dffdbb625..dd0c5edec 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ def rootSettings = fullDocSettings ++
   Transform.conscriptSettings(bundledLauncherProj)
 def otherRootSettings = Seq(
   Scripted.scriptedPrescripted := { addSbtAlternateResolver _ },
-  Scripted.scriptedLaunchOpts := List("-XX:MaxPermSize=256M", "-Xmx1G"),
+  Scripted.scriptedLaunchOpts := List("-XX:MaxPermSize=256M", "-Xmx1G", "-Dsbt.repository.secure=false"),
   Scripted.scripted <<= scriptedTask,
   Scripted.scriptedUnpublished <<= scriptedUnpublishedTask,
   Scripted.scriptedSource := (sourceDirectory in sbtProj).value / "sbt-test",
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ def otherRootSettings = Seq(
   },
   aggregate in bintrayRelease := false
 ) ++ inConfig(Scripted.MavenResolverPluginTest)(Seq(
-  Scripted.scriptedLaunchOpts := List("-XX:MaxPermSize=256M", "-Xmx1G"),
+  Scripted.scriptedLaunchOpts := List("-XX:MaxPermSize=256M", "-Xmx1G", "-Dsbt.repository.secure=false"),
   Scripted.scripted <<= scriptedTask,
   Scripted.scriptedUnpublished <<= scriptedUnpublishedTask,
   Scripted.scriptedPrescripted := { f =>
@@ -558,7 +558,9 @@ def otherRootSettings = Seq(
 )) ++ inConfig(Scripted.RepoOverrideTest)(Seq(
   Scripted.scriptedPrescripted := { _ => () },
   Scripted.scriptedLaunchOpts := {
-    List("-XX:MaxPermSize=256M", "-Xmx1G", "-Dsbt.override.build.repos=true",
+    List("-XX:MaxPermSize=256M", "-Xmx1G",
+      "-Dsbt.repository.secure=false",
+      "-Dsbt.override.build.repos=true",
       s"""-Dsbt.repository.config=${ Scripted.scriptedSource.value / "repo.config" }""")
   },
   Scripted.scripted <<= scriptedTask,
diff --git a/sbt/src/repo-override-test/repo.config b/sbt/src/repo-override-test/repo.config
index f3301bb9f..d4ab461a9 100644
--- a/sbt/src/repo-override-test/repo.config
+++ b/sbt/src/repo-override-test/repo.config
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [repositories]
   local
-  typesafe-ivy-releases: https://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/ivy-releases/, [organization]/[module]/[revision]/[type]s/[artifact](-[classifier]).[ext]
+  typesafe-ivy-releases: http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/ivy-releases/, [organization]/[module]/[revision]/[type]s/[artifact](-[classifier]).[ext]