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 - Check your code against our [styleguide](http://ufz.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.xml)
 - Have a look at the [source code documentation][docs]
 - For the actual build status see the [Jenkins-CI server][jenkins-ci]
-- Actual Travis build status: [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/ufz/ogs.png)](https://travis-ci.org/ufz/ogs)
 
 ## License ##