diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8c1f19c47f..fc7c92b2ed 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ install:
     - git config --global user.email "travis@example.com"
     - git config --global user.name "Travis CI"
 
-    - git remote add riot https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT.git
-    - git fetch riot master
-    - git log -1 --pretty=format:%H riot/master
-
 script:
     - ./dist/tools/travis-scripts/build_and_test.sh
 
diff --git a/dist/tools/travis-scripts/build_and_test.sh b/dist/tools/travis-scripts/build_and_test.sh
index 840cb929d3..b060480dc2 100755
--- a/dist/tools/travis-scripts/build_and_test.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/travis-scripts/build_and_test.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ then
     then
         RESULT=0
 
-        git rebase riot/master || git rebase --abort
+        git rebase master || git rebase --abort
         RESULT=$(set_result $? $RESULT)
 
         ./dist/tools/whitespacecheck/check.sh master
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ then
         ./dist/tools/cppcheck/check.sh master --diff-filter=AC
         RESULT=$(set_result $? $RESULT)
 
-        ./dist/tools/pr_check/pr_check.sh riot/master
+        ./dist/tools/pr_check/pr_check.sh master
         RESULT=$(set_result $? $RESULT)
 
         exit $RESULT
@@ -70,5 +70,5 @@ then
         #   resolved:
         #   - make -C ./tests/unittests all test BOARD=qemu-i386 || exit
     fi
-    ./dist/tools/compile_test/compile_test.py riot/master
+    ./dist/tools/compile_test/compile_test.py master
 fi