diff --git a/src/travis/linux-x86_64-install.sh b/src/travis/linux-x86_64-install.sh
index 53aab2e2..34bdc960 100755
--- a/src/travis/linux-x86_64-install.sh
+++ b/src/travis/linux-x86_64-install.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,5 @@ else
   fi
 
   # attempt to fix deploy phase
-  gem update --system
-  gem update
+  unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 fi