diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2f2ed2a2..8ed23889 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ install:
   - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION = pypy* ]] ; then pip install "numpy<1.16.0" ; fi       # FIXME: pypy bug in numpy
   - python -c 'import numpy; print(numpy.__version__)'
   - pip install pytest pytest-runner
-  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION != pypy* ]] ; then pip install h5py 'pyarrow<0.14.0' ; python -c 'import pyarrow; print(pyarrow.__version__)' ; fi
+  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION != pypy* ]] ; then pip install h5py ; fi
   - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION != pypy* ]] ; then pip install numba ; ln -s ../awkward-numba/awkward/numba awkward/numba ; fi
   - pip install 'uproot-methods==0.4.7'
   - python -c 'import uproot_methods; print(uproot_methods.__version__)'