diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b5ae35cbdd..55496f2f6f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ orbs:
   go: circleci/go@0.2.0
 
 executors:
-  # Whenever the Go version is updated here, .travis.yml and .promu.yml
+  # Whenever the Go version is updated here, .promu.yml
   # should also be updated.
   golang:
     docker:
diff --git a/.promu.yml b/.promu.yml
index 32b1c8833a..273477cc5e 100644
--- a/.promu.yml
+++ b/.promu.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 go:
-    # Whenever the Go version is updated here, .travis.yml and
+    # Whenever the Go version is updated here,
     # .circle/config.yml should also be updated.
     version: 1.13
 repository:
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 303517d9b4..0000000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-language: go
-
-# Whenever the Go version is updated here, .circleci/config.yml and .promu.yml
-# should also be updated.
-go:
-- 1.13.x
-
-go_import_path: github.com/prometheus/prometheus
-
-# This ensures that the local cache is filled before running the CI.
-# travis_retry retries the command 3 times if it fails as we've experienced
-# random issues on Travis.
-before_install:
-- travis_retry make deps
-- . $HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh
-- nvm install stable
-- nvm use stable
-- if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "windows" ]]; then choco install make; fi
-
-script:
-- make check_license style unused test lint
-- git diff --exit-code
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1320ed0d7c..4c2fd6f726 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ For more information on building, running, and developing on the new React-based
 ## More information
 
   * The source code is periodically indexed: [Prometheus Core](https://godoc.org/github.com/prometheus/prometheus).
-  * You will find a Travis CI configuration in `.travis.yml`.
+  * You will find a CircleCI configuration in `.circleci/config.yml`.
   * See the [Community page](https://prometheus.io/community) for how to reach the Prometheus developers and users on various communication channels.
 
 ## Contributing
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ Refer to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/blob/master/
 Apache License 2.0, see [LICENSE](https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/blob/master/LICENSE).
 
 
-[travis]: https://travis-ci.org/prometheus/prometheus
 [hub]: https://hub.docker.com/r/prom/prometheus/
 [circleci]: https://circleci.com/gh/prometheus/prometheus
 [quay]: https://quay.io/repository/prometheus/prometheus