diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7ec58675..6baaf145 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ python:
   - "3.8-dev"
 
 install:
-  - pip install --upgrade pip
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 script:
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b