diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 85a0672479..200739a215 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ install:
 #  - tests/unit/data/travis/cubrid-setup.sh
 # codeception
   - travis_retry composer global require "codeception/codeception=2.0.*" "codeception/specify=*" "codeception/verify=*"
-# basic and advanced application:
-  - tests/unit/data/travis/setup-apps.sh
 
 before_script:
   # show some versions and env information
@@ -76,8 +74,6 @@ before_script:
   - psql -U postgres -c 'CREATE DATABASE yiitest;';
   - tests/unit/data/travis/sphinx-setup.sh
   - mongo yii2test --eval 'db.addUser("travis", "test");'
-# basic and advanced application:
-  - tests/unit/data/travis/init-apps.sh
   - |
     if [ $TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION = '5.6' ]; then
       PHPUNIT_FLAGS="--coverage-clover=coverage.clover"
@@ -86,24 +82,6 @@ before_script:
 
 script:
   - vendor/bin/phpunit --verbose $PHPUNIT_FLAGS --exclude-group mssql,oci,wincache,xcache,zenddata
-  - |
-    if (php --version | grep -i HipHop > /dev/null); then
-      echo "Skipping basic application tests on HHVM"
-    else
-      cd apps/basic/web
-      php -S localhost:8080 > /dev/null 2>&1 &
-      cd ../tests
-      codecept run
-    fi
-  - |
-    if (php --version | grep -i HipHop > /dev/null); then
-      echo "Skipping advanced application tests on HHVM"
-    else
-      cd apps/advanced
-      php -S localhost:8080 > /dev/null 2>&1 &
-      cd tests
-      codecept run
-    fi
 
 after_script:
   - |
diff --git a/tests/unit/data/travis/init-apps.sh b/tests/unit/data/travis/init-apps.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 0ed39ee7b8..0000000000
--- a/tests/unit/data/travis/init-apps.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-
-if (php --version | grep -i HipHop > /dev/null); then
-  echo "skipping application init on HHVM"
-else
-
-    mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE yii2_advanced_tests;';
-    cd apps/advanced/tests/codeception/bin
-    php yii migrate --interactive=0
-    cd ../../../../..
-fi
diff --git a/tests/unit/data/travis/setup-apps.sh b/tests/unit/data/travis/setup-apps.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 6c3abec77f..0000000000
--- a/tests/unit/data/travis/setup-apps.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-
-if (php --version | grep -i HipHop > /dev/null); then
-  echo "skipping application setup on HHVM"
-else
-
-    # basic application:
-
-    composer install --dev --prefer-dist -d apps/basic
-    cd apps/basic && sed -i "s/'cookieValidationKey' => ''/'cookieValidationKey' => 'testkey'/" config/web.php
-    cd tests && codecept build && cd ../../..
-
-
-    # advanced application:
-
-    composer install --dev --prefer-dist -d apps/advanced
-    cd apps/advanced && ./init --env=Development
-    sed -i s/root/travis/ common/config/main-local.php
-    sed -i "s/'cookieValidationKey' => ''/'cookieValidationKey' => 'testkey'/" frontend/config/main.php
-    sed -i "s/'cookieValidationKey' => ''/'cookieValidationKey' => 'testkey'/" backend/config/main.php
-    cd tests/codeception/backend && codecept build
-    cd ../common && codecept build
-    cd ../console && codecept build
-    cd ../frontend && codecept build
-    cd ../../../
-fi