diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d8cd7f9b1f96c..ed2ccef535a26 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 # `language: C` unconditionally sets `CC=compiler`. If we just set it in our
 # `env` it will be overwritten by the default (gcc 4.6).
 language: c
-compiler: /usr/bin/gcc-4.7
-cache: ccache
-sudo: false
+
+# compiler: /usr/bin/gcc-4.7
+
+# cache: ccache
+
+sudo: 9000
 
 # The test suite is in general way too stressful for travis, especially in
 # terms of time limit and reliability. In the past we've tried to scale things
@@ -17,21 +20,23 @@ sudo: false
 #
 # We need gcc4.7 or higher to build LLVM, and travis (well, Ubuntu 12.04)
 # currently ships with 4.6. Gotta download our own.
+# - ./configure --enable-ccache
 before_script:
-  - ./configure --enable-ccache
+  - ./configure
+
 script:
-  - make tidy && make check -j4
-
-env:
-  - CXX=/usr/bin/g++-4.7
-
-addons:
-  apt:
-    sources:
-    - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
-    packages:
-    - gcc-4.7
-    - g++-4.7
+  - make tidy && make check -j8
+
+# env:
+#   - CXX=/usr/bin/g++-4.7
+
+# addons:
+#  apt:
+#    sources:
+#    - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+#    packages:
+#    - gcc-4.7
+#    - g++-4.7
 
 # Real testing happens on http://buildbot.rust-lang.org/
 #