diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f465ba4228174..36329ab91143c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -171,8 +171,6 @@ matrix:
       if: branch = auto
     - env: IMAGE=x86_64-gnu-distcheck
       if: branch = auto
-    - env: IMAGE=x86_64-gnu-incremental
-      if: branch = auto
 
     - stage: publish toolstate
       if: branch = master AND type = push
diff --git a/src/ci/docker/x86_64-gnu-incremental/Dockerfile b/src/ci/docker/x86_64-gnu-incremental/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 7304ed6015cc9..0000000000000
--- a/src/ci/docker/x86_64-gnu-incremental/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-FROM ubuntu:16.04
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-  g++ \
-  make \
-  file \
-  curl \
-  ca-certificates \
-  python2.7 \
-  git \
-  cmake \
-  sudo \
-  gdb \
-  xz-utils
-
-COPY scripts/sccache.sh /scripts/
-RUN sh /scripts/sccache.sh
-
-ENV RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS --build=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-ENV RUSTFLAGS -Zincremental=/tmp/rust-incr-cache
-ENV RUST_CHECK_TARGET check
-ENV CARGO_INCREMENTAL 0