diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6f2dca048c6b2501625301fc2444fc46603b6d46..504efbeaa4c03e15e788a12ad337a19a51c86d7b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ compiler:
 cache:
   - apt
 
-branches:
-  only:
-    - master
-
 env:
   - CASE=CLI CMAKE_ARGS="-DOGS_BUILD_GUI=OFF -DOGS_BUILD_UTILS=ON"
   - CASE=CLI_PETSC CMAKE_ARGS="-DOGS_BUILD_GUI=OFF -DOGS_BUILD_UTILS=OFF -DOGS_USE_PETSC=ON -DPETSC_DIR=/usr/lib/petscdir/3.4.2/"
@@ -55,8 +51,6 @@ script:
   - if [[ "$CASE" == "CLI_PETSC" ]]; then make tests_mpi; fi
 
 notifications:
-  email:
-    - lars.bilke@ufz.de
   hipchat:
     rooms:
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