diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e9a3633..4c69b35 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -155,10 +155,6 @@ before_install:
     if [ "x$TARGET" = "xtest" ]; then
       case "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME:-linux}" in
       osx)
-        # Workaround for https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/issues/3299
-        # Should not be necessary after Nov 17 2017
-        brew update
-
         brew install mysql
 
         # OS X requires servers to be started explicitly