diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2ca6ca2f93d64944dcc5532bfde32af620372c24..08b33360b073faa1bebe13fb0a55b1574c7453f3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ addons:
 install:
   - >
       conda create -q -n test-environment python=$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION
-      numpy scipy nose nose-timer pandas matplotlib mkl-service tensorflow pypandoc
+      numpy scipy nose pandas matplotlib mkl-service tensorflow pypandoc
   - source activate test-environment
+  - pip install nose-timer
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
   - pip install .
   - pip freeze