diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7dd9ee43..cb8a0917 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# nb. this is a secondary CI platform only: azure pipelines is preferred.
+
 language: rust
 group: edge
 matrix:
@@ -10,7 +12,6 @@ matrix:
       dist: trusty
       sudo: required
       rust: nightly
-      env: COVERAGE=1
     - os: linux
       dist: trusty
       sudo: required
@@ -22,19 +23,11 @@ matrix:
 before_install:
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew update          ; fi
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew install openssl ; fi
-  - if [[ "$COVERAGE" == "1" ]]; then admin/build-lcov ; fi
-  - if [[ "$COVERAGE" == "1" ]]; then gem install coveralls-lcov ; fi
-  - if [[ "$COVERAGE" == "1" ]]; then rustup install stable ; fi
-  - if [[ "$COVERAGE" == "1" ]]; then sudo apt-get install libclang-common-3.8-dev llvm-3.8-dev ; fi
 script:
   - cargo build
   - RUST_BACKTRACE=1 cargo test
   - RUST_BACKTRACE=1 cargo test --all-features
   - cargo test --release --no-run
   - ./target/release/examples/bench
-#  - ( cd trytls && ./runme )
-  - ( cd bogo && ./runme )
   - ( cd rustls && cargo build --no-default-features )
   - ( cd rustls && cargo test --no-default-features --no-run )
-  - if [[ "$COVERAGE" == "1" ]]; then ./admin/coverage          ; fi
-  - if [[ "$COVERAGE" == "1" ]]; then coveralls-lcov final.info ; fi