diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 83d301af..82b5a8a1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ before_script:
     --disable-dependency-tracking
     --with-jpeg-includes=$JPEG/include
     --with-jpeg-libraries=$JPEG/lib
-    --with-magick=$WITH_MAGICK
   - make -j$JOBS -s 
 script:
   - make -j$JOBS -s -k V=0 VERBOSE=1 check
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ matrix:
         - PYVIPS_VERSION=master
         - JPEG=/usr
         - JOBS=`nproc`
-        - WITH_MAGICK=yes
       cache: ccache
 
     - os: linux
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ matrix:
         - PYVIPS_VERSION=master
         - JPEG=/usr
         - JOBS=`nproc`
-        - WITH_MAGICK=no
         - CFLAGS="-fsanitize=address,undefined -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fopenmp -DFUZZING_BUILD_MODE_UNSAFE_FOR_PRODUCTION"
         - LDFLAGS="-fsanitize=address,undefined -dynamic-asan -fopenmp=libiomp5"
         - ASAN_DSO=/usr/local/clang-7.0.0/lib/clang/7.0.0/lib/linux/libclang_rt.asan-x86_64.so
@@ -69,7 +66,6 @@ matrix:
         - PYVIPS_VERSION=master
         - JPEG=/usr/local
         - JOBS="`sysctl -n hw.ncpu`"
-        - WITH_MAGICK=yes
         - PATH="/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$PATH"
         - HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1
       cache: ccache