diff --git a/travis-init.sh b/travis-init.sh
index 44d505bc..02e9aeab 100755
--- a/travis-init.sh
+++ b/travis-init.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "hhvm" ]]; then
-    # install 'eio' PHP extension (does not support php 7)
-    if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "7.0" ]]; then
+    # install 'eio' PHP extension (does not support nightly)
+    if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "nightly" ]]; then
         yes "" | pecl install eio
-        echo "extension=eio.so" >> "$(php -r 'echo php_ini_loaded_file();')"
     fi
-
 fi
 
 #set -e