diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3108cf34b..939ea5a8f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -25,14 +25,3 @@ script:
   - ./configure --enable-werror
   - make
   - ./test/unit/unittest.sh
-
-notifications:
-  if: repository_slug = spdk/spdk
-  irc:
-    channels:
-      - "chat.freenode.net#spdk"
-    template:
-      - "(%{repository_name}/%{branch}) %{commit_subject} (%{author})"
-      - "Diff URL: %{compare_url}"
-    on_success: always
-    on_failure: always