diff --git a/tools/ci/travis-install.py b/tools/ci/travis-install.py
index a3503bd86..bbf92b2f5 100644
--- a/tools/ci/travis-install.py
+++ b/tools/ci/travis-install.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 
-MOAB_VERSION= '5.0'
-
 def which(program):
     def is_exe(fpath):
         return os.path.isfile(fpath) and os.access(fpath, os.X_OK)