diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f89f6b91..2edba434 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ deploy:
   # we really just want to run after_deploy *after* pypi upload is done, but
   # after_deploy on runs if a given box deployed
 - provider: script
-  script: .travis/null_deploy.sh
+  script: true
   on:
     branch: master
     tags: false
diff --git a/.travis/null_deploy.sh b/.travis/null_deploy.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c4f76591..00000000
--- a/.travis/null_deploy.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file