diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d8e28e5d734e01e02f0d8bcafa85b39a929c00a6..c8c4332f3b740db9f1aa17ba405d3018676809a2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 sudo: required
-language: cpp
+language: c
 compiler: gcc
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 notifications:
   email: false
 
 script:
-    - export CC=gcc-5
     - mkdir build
     - cd build 
     - cmake ../
@@ -16,5 +15,3 @@ addons:
   apt:
     sources:
     - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
-    packages:
-    - gcc-5