diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 14be7e0..cc2f4ae 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ addons:
   apt:
     packages:
       - qemu-utils
-before_script:
-  - sudo modprobe nbd
 script:
   - sudo ./alpine-make-vm-image
         --image-format qcow2