diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bd9a6fc06c..b2d492f8c6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -123,20 +123,6 @@ jobs:
         - CONFIG="--disable-system --static"
         - CACHE_NAME="${TRAVIS_BRANCH}-linux-gcc-default"
 
-
-    # we split the system builds as it takes a while to build them all
-    - name: "GCC (main-softmmu)"
-      env:
-        - CONFIG="--disable-user --target-list=${MAIN_SOFTMMU_TARGETS}"
-        - CACHE_NAME="${TRAVIS_BRANCH}-linux-gcc-default"
-
-
-    - name: "GCC (other-softmmu)"
-      env:
-       - CONFIG="--disable-user --target-list-exclude=${MAIN_SOFTMMU_TARGETS}"
-        - CACHE_NAME="${TRAVIS_BRANCH}-linux-gcc-default"
-
-
     # Just build tools and run minimal unit and softfloat checks
     - name: "GCC check-unit and check-softfloat"
       env: