diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 46d29a2..ce15544 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ matrix:
       env: DB=PGSQL CORE_RELEASE=4.0
     - php: 7.1
       env: DB=SQLITE3 CORE_RELEASE=4.0
-    - php: 5.6
-      env: DB=MYSQL CORE_RELEASE=4.0
 
 before_script:
   - git clone git://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-travis-support.git ~/travis-support