diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b53f2c5844..7aa6cfc47e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 
 sudo: required
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 language: cpp
 
 matrix:
   include:
-    # works on Precise and Trusty
     - os: linux
       addons:
         apt: