diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c0f46cd4a..6af3a25f0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -68,11 +68,6 @@ branches:
     - 2.3
     - translation-staging
 
-notifications:
-  irc:
-    channels:
-     - "irc.freenode.org#silverstripe"
-
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