diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 568e2673e9..7054f58440 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,5 @@ env:
 os:
   - linux
   - osx
-before_script:
-  - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == "osx" ] ; then sudo sysctl -w kern.maxfiles=64000 ; sudo sysctl -w kern.maxfilesperproc=64000 ; sudo launchctl limit maxfiles 64000 64000 ; fi ; ulimit -n 64000
 script:
   - ./build.sh --quiet verify
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