diff --git a/.ci/install_go.sh b/.ci/install_go.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..55c3383ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/install_go.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+set -e
+
+cidir=$(dirname "$0")
+source "${cidir}/lib.sh"
+
+clone_tests_repo
+
+pushd "${tests_repo_dir}"
+.ci/install_go.sh -p -f
+popd
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index be6f4d7392..4398e98c88 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ os:
 - linux-ppc64le
 go_import_path: github.com/kata-containers/runtime
 
-go:
-  - "1.11.x"
-
 env:
   - target_branch=$TRAVIS_BRANCH
 
@@ -24,6 +21,7 @@ before_install:
   - ".ci/setup.sh"
 
 before_script:
+  - ".ci/install_go.sh"
   - ".ci/static-checks.sh"
   - ".ci/versions_checker.sh"