diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
deleted file mode 100644
index dae199ae..00000000
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-v12
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0cb6e507..9e65e56c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 dist: xenial
 sudo: required
 language: node_js
-node_js:
-  - '12'
+node_js: node
 
 services:
   - docker
@@ -12,9 +11,6 @@ cache: npm
 matrix:
   fast_finish: true
 
-before_install:
-  - npm install -g npm
-
 before_script:
   # CodeClimate test reporter setup
   - curl -L https://codeclimate.com/downloads/test-reporter/test-reporter-latest-linux-amd64 > ./cc-test-reporter