diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c188f82b7..c8d70d791 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,21 +19,20 @@ matrix:
 install:
   - if [ "$EMACS" = "emacs23" ]; then
         sudo apt-get update -qq &&
-        sudo apt-get install -qq emacs23-gtk emacs23-el;
+        sudo apt-get install -qq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --force-yes emacs23-nox;
     fi
   - if [ "$EMACS" = "emacs24" ]; then
-        sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:cassou/emacs &&
         sudo apt-get update -qq &&
-        sudo apt-get install -qq emacs24 emacs24-el;
+        sudo apt-get install -qq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --force-yes emacs24-nox;
     fi
   - if [ "$EMACS" = "emacs-snapshot" ]; then
         sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ubuntu-elisp/ppa &&
         sudo apt-get update -qq &&
-        sudo apt-get install -qq emacs-snapshot emacs-snapshot-el;
+        sudo apt-get install -qq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --force-yes emacs-snapshot;
     fi
   - if [ "$TARGET" = "deploy-manual" ]; then
         sudo apt-get update -qq &&
-        sudo apt-get install -qq texinfo;
+        sudo apt-get install -qq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --force-yes texinfo;
     fi
 
 script: