diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 605ac69812e7..d86002b34080 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ install:
         nvm use stable
         npm install remark-cli remark-lint
       fi
-      if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "windows" ]; then
-        choco install windows-sdk-10.0
-      fi
     fi
 
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