diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e6a14a9e3..464e11015 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ python:
   # - "nightly"
 
 
-# see https://github.com/BCDA-APS/apstools/issues/137#ref-commit-5c7baa2
-# install:
-#   - pip install -r requirements.txt
-
 install:
   # see: https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/use-conda-with-travis-ci.html
   - wget http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -O miniconda.sh
@@ -27,6 +23,7 @@ install:
   - hash -r
   - conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no
   - conda update -q conda
+
   # Useful for debugging any issues with conda
   - conda info -a
 
@@ -35,38 +32,22 @@ install:
   - sed -i s:python\>=3.6.0:python=${TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION}:g environment.yml
 
   # - conda create -q -n test-environment python=$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION dep1 dep2 ...
-  - conda env create -n ${PY_ENV} -f environment.yml
+  - conda env create -q -n ${PY_ENV} -f environment.yml
   - conda activate ${PY_ENV}
   - pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
   - python setup.py install
+
   - conda list
   - python --version
   - which coveralls
 
-  # before_script:
-  # - wget http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -O miniconda.sh
-  # - chmod +x miniconda.sh
-  # - bash miniconda.sh -b -p $HOME/miniconda
-  # - export PATH=$HOME/miniconda/bin:$PATH
-  # - export PY_ENV=travis-$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION
-  # - export MY_CONDA_CHANNELS="-c apsu -c conda-forge -c nsls2forge -c defaults -c aps-anl-tag"
-  # - export MY_CONDA_PACKAGES="aps-dm-api bluesky>=1.6.2 coverage databroker>=1.0.6 docopt epics-base numpy ophyd>=1.5.1 pyepics>=3.4.2 pandas requests xlrd"
-  # - conda create -y -n $PY_ENV $MY_CONDA_CHANNELS python=$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION $MY_CONDA_PACKAGES
-  # - source activate $PY_ENV
-  # - which pip
-  # - which python
-  # - which conda
-  # - pip install -r requirements.txt
-  # - pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-  # - conda list
-  # - python --version
-  # - which coveralls
 
 # command to run tests
 script:
   - which coverage
   - coverage run tests/
 
+  
 after_success:
   - coverage report -m
   - which coveralls