diff --git a/.travis.sh b/.travis.sh
index 0e94b0a9..c6e09c6f 100644
--- a/.travis.sh
+++ b/.travis.sh
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
 
 if [ `uname` = Darwin ]
 then
-    (xcrun simctl list devices | grep Booted) || xcrun simctl boot "iPhone 6"
-    rustup target install "x86_64-apple-ios"
-    pip2 install six
-    pip2 install six
     export OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR=`brew --prefix openssl`/include
     export OPENSSL_LIB_DIR=`brew --prefix openssl`/lib
 fi
@@ -36,20 +32,6 @@ echo "##"
 echo "## latest failure was expected ##"
 echo "##"
 
-if [ `uname` = Darwin ]
-then
-    ( \
-        cd test-ws \
-        && cargo clean \
-        && $CARGO_DINGHY --platform 'auto-ios-x86_64' test pass \
-        && ! $CARGO_DINGHY --platform 'auto-ios-x86_64' test fails \
-    )
-    echo "##"
-    echo "## latest failure was expected"
-    echo "##"
-fi
-
-
 # Test in project subdir
 ( \
     cd test-ws/test-app \
@@ -61,20 +43,6 @@ echo "##"
 echo "## latest failure was expected ##"
 echo "##"
 
-if [ `uname` = Darwin ]
-then
-    ( \
-        cd test-ws/test-app \
-        && cargo clean \
-        && $CARGO_DINGHY --platform 'auto-ios-x86_64' test pass \
-        && ! $CARGO_DINGHY --platform 'auto-ios-x86_64' test fails \
-    )
-    echo "##"
-    echo "## latest failure was expected"
-    echo "##"
-fi
-
-
 # Test from workspace root with project filter
 ( \
     cd test-ws \
@@ -86,19 +54,6 @@ echo "##"
 echo "## latest failure was expected ##"
 echo "##"
 
-if [ `uname` = Darwin ]
-then
-    ( \
-        cd test-ws \
-        && cargo clean \
-        && $CARGO_DINGHY --platform 'auto-ios-x86_64' test -p test-app pass \
-        && ! $CARGO_DINGHY --platform 'auto-ios-x86_64' test -p test-app fails \
-    )
-    echo "##"
-    echo "## latest failure was expected ##"
-    echo "##"
-fi
-
 if [ -n "$DEPLOY" ]
 then
     cargo build --release -p cargo-dinghy
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 06cce3a6..bf4ab6fe 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ matrix:
   - rust: nightly
   include:
   - os: osx
-    osx_image: xcode8.3
+    osx_image: xcode9.3
     env: DEPLOY=macos
   - os: linux
     dist: trusty