diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 483ac7ed4..c2851ed79 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ jobs:
   - name: "Check patch formatting"
     stage: check
     os: linux
-    language: python
-    python: 3.7
+    language: go
     go: 1.13
     before_install:
     install: