diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 062fba9dc8..78678b032a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ os:
 # NodeJS v4 requires gcc 4.8
 env:
   - NODE_ENV=travis CXX="g++-4.8" CC="gcc-4.8"
-matrix:
-  allow_failures:
-    - node_js: 6
 services:
   - mongodb
 # gcc 4.8 requires ubuntu-toolchain-r-test