diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ec1481c4..20605fc0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -271,39 +271,6 @@ jobs:
     - os: linux
       arch: amd64
       env: CC=gcc CXX=g++ CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--with-malloc-conf=percpu_arena:percpu,background_thread:true" EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Werror -Wno-array-bounds"
-    - os: linux
-      arch: ppc64le
-      env: CC=gcc CXX=g++ EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Werror -Wno-array-bounds"
-    - os: linux
-      arch: ppc64le
-      env: CC=gcc CXX=g++ CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--enable-debug" EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Werror -Wno-array-bounds"
-    - os: linux
-      arch: ppc64le
-      env: CC=gcc CXX=g++ CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--enable-prof" EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Werror -Wno-array-bounds"
-    - os: linux
-      arch: ppc64le
-      env: CC=gcc CXX=g++ CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--disable-stats" EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Werror -Wno-array-bounds"
-    - os: linux
-      arch: ppc64le
-      env: CC=gcc CXX=g++ CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--disable-libdl" EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Werror -Wno-array-bounds"
-    - os: linux
-      arch: ppc64le
-      env: CC=gcc CXX=g++ CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--enable-opt-safety-checks" EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Werror -Wno-array-bounds"
-    - os: linux
-      arch: ppc64le
-      env: CC=gcc CXX=g++ CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--with-lg-page=16" EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Werror -Wno-array-bounds"
-    - os: linux
-      arch: ppc64le
-      env: CC=gcc CXX=g++ CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--with-malloc-conf=tcache:false" EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Werror -Wno-array-bounds"
-    - os: linux
-      arch: ppc64le
-      env: CC=gcc CXX=g++ CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--with-malloc-conf=dss:primary" EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Werror -Wno-array-bounds"
-    - os: linux
-      arch: ppc64le
-      env: CC=gcc CXX=g++ CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--with-malloc-conf=percpu_arena:percpu" EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Werror -Wno-array-bounds"
-    - os: linux
-      arch: ppc64le
-      env: CC=gcc CXX=g++ CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--with-malloc-conf=background_thread:true" EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Werror -Wno-array-bounds"
     - os: osx
       arch: amd64
       env: CC=gcc CXX=g++ EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Werror -Wno-array-bounds -Wno-unknown-warning-option -Wno-ignored-attributes -Wno-deprecated-declarations"
diff --git a/scripts/gen_travis.py b/scripts/gen_travis.py
index 651006ca..d2fd25e3 100755
--- a/scripts/gen_travis.py
+++ b/scripts/gen_travis.py
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ def main():
         # generate_freebsd(AMD64),
 
         generate_linux(AMD64),
-        generate_linux(PPC64LE),
+        # PPC tests on travis has been down for a while, disable it for now.
+        # generate_linux(PPC64LE),
 
         generate_macos(AMD64),