diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 27caacc68f..a7332e8b8a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 before_install:
   - sudo rm /etc/mavenrc
   - export M2_HOME=/usr/local/maven
-  - export MAVEN_OPTS="-Dmaven.repo.local=$HOME/.m2/repository -Xms1024m -Xmx3072m -XX:PermSize=512m"
+  - export MAVEN_OPTS="-Dmaven.repo.local=$HOME/.m2/repository -Xms1024m -Xmx3072m"
 jdk:
  - oraclejdk8
 language: java