diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 921cf083..af20bec4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ python:
   - "2.7"
 # command to install dependencies, e.g. pip install -r requirements.txt --use-mirrors
 install: 
-  - pip install "scipy>=0.10.1"
-  - pip install "numpy>=1.6.2"
+  - sudo apt-get install python-scipy
   - pip install sphinx
   - pip install . --use-mirrors
 # command to run tests, e.g. python setup.py test