diff --git a/travis/osx_install.sh b/travis/osx_install.sh
index 5c4d88573..6eeca0036 100644
--- a/travis/osx_install.sh
+++ b/travis/osx_install.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ if [ -f "$HOME/macports_cache/macports.tar" ]; then
     unlink "$HOME/macports_cache/macports.tar";
 else
     echo "MacPorts cache not found; installing from scratch...";
-    VERBOSE=1;
 fi
 
 # Verbose?