diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a77695e496d8..0ac194e116ed 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ os:
   - linux
   - osx
 
-script: ./bin/travis.sh
+script:
+  - npm run postinstall
+  - npm run build
+  - npm run test:ci
+
 env: TASK=test
 install: npm install --ignore-scripts
 
@@ -21,12 +25,18 @@ matrix:
     - node_js: "8"
       os: linux
       env: TASK=code-lint
+      # Running Code Linter -- Requires @loopback/build so it's bootstrapped
+      script:
+        - lerna bootstrap --scope @loopback/build --scope @loopback/tslint-config
+        - npm run lint
     - node_js: "8"
       os: linux
       env: TASK=commit-lint
+      script: commitlint-travis
     - node_js: "8"
       os: linux
       env: TASK=verify-docs
+      script: ./bin/verify-doc-changes.sh
 
 branches:
   only:
diff --git a/bin/travis.sh b/bin/travis.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 21c7da01fb0a..000000000000
--- a/bin/travis.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-
-# Running Code Linter -- Requires @loopback/build so it's bootstrapped
-if [ $TASK = "code-lint" ]; then
-  echo "TASK => LINTING CODE"
-  lerna bootstrap --scope @loopback/build --scope @loopback/tslint-config
-  npm run lint
-
-# Commit Message Linter
-elif [ $TASK = "commit-lint" ]; then
-  echo "TASK => COMMIT MESSAGE LINTING"
-  commitlint-travis
-
-# Test LoopBack.io will build if changes made to @loopback/docs
-elif [ $TASK = "verify-docs" ]; then
-  echo "TASK => VERIFY DOCS"
-  if git diff --name-only --quiet $TRAVIS_BRANCH docs/; then
-    echo "No changes to @loopback/docs in this PR"
-    exit 0
-  else
-    echo "Testing @loopback/docs"
-    npm run verify:docs
-  fi
-
-# Mocha Tests
-else
-  echo "TASK => MOCHA TESTS"
-  npm run postinstall
-  npm run test:ci
-fi
diff --git a/bin/verify-doc-changes.sh b/bin/verify-doc-changes.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..6c47504c72e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/verify-doc-changes.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Test LoopBack.io will build if changes made to @loopback/docs
+echo "TASK => VERIFY DOCS"
+if git diff --name-only --quiet $TRAVIS_BRANCH docs/; then
+  echo "No changes to @loopback/docs in this PR"
+  exit 0
+else
+  echo "Testing @loopback/docs"
+  npm run verify:docs
+fi
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dca7705cd2ad..b12aada2bf50 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     "build:full": "npm run clean:lerna && npm install && npm run clean && npm run build",
     "pretest": "npm run clean && npm run build",
     "test": "node packages/build/bin/run-nyc npm run mocha --scripts-prepend-node-path",
-    "pretest:ci": "npm run build",
     "test:ci": "node packages/build/bin/run-nyc npm run mocha --scripts-prepend-node-path",
     "verify:docs": "npm run build:site -- --verify",
     "build:site": "./bin/build-docs-site.sh",