diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 554316129053c2710685ff1b57badf4c52a2e127..d8054087366e9f29c308a2fc2e73fd2d33b9f61b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,8 @@ language: generic
 python:
   - 3.6
 
-install: 
-  - pip install --user sphinx  # sphinx_rtd_theme
-    # pypi's sphinx_rtd_theme is outdated. Internet recommends using current
-    # master. Note: at some point, it will be OK to add `sphinx_rtd_theme` to
-    # the `pip install` above => remove line below:
-  - python -m pip install --user https://github.com/rtfd/sphinx_rtd_theme/archive/master.zip -U
+install:
+  - python -m pip install --user sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme
 
 script: bash ./build_and_deploy.sh