diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e0799f34e24..d789e84c612 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ script:
   - node_modules/.bin/gulp electron --silent
   - node_modules/.bin/tsc -p ./src/tsconfig.monaco.json --noEmit
   - node_modules/.bin/gulp compile --silent --max_old_space_size=4096
-  - node_modules/.bin/gulp optimize-vscode --silent --max_old_space_size=4096
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then ./scripts/test.sh --coverage --reporter dot; else ./scripts/test.sh --reporter dot; fi
   - ./scripts/test-integration.sh