diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 87b546442f7..52af053753e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ deploy:
     github-token: $DOCS_TOKEN  # Set in the settings page of your repository, as a secure variable
     keep-history: true
     local-dir: target/doc
-    branch: gh-pages
     on:
         branch: master
         condition: $DEPLOY_DOCS = 1