diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 014b9aca45a..694cfb654e4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#pretending we're C because otherwise ruby will initialize, even with "language: dm".
 language: generic
 dist: xenial
 os: linux