diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3f68206ac9..c115374c54 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 language: node_js
 sudo: false
-# force precise to avoid a timeout in karma
-dist: precise
+# force trusty as Google Chrome addon is not supported on Precise
+dist: trusty
 node_js:
   - '6.9.5'
 
 addons:
+  chrome: stable
 #  firefox: "38.0"
   apt:
     sources:
diff --git a/aio/scripts/test-pwa-score.js b/aio/scripts/test-pwa-score.js
index 388d76651d..a53e1b28b2 100644
--- a/aio/scripts/test-pwa-score.js
+++ b/aio/scripts/test-pwa-score.js
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ const config = require('lighthouse/lighthouse-core/config/default.js');
 // Constants
 const VIEWER_URL = 'https://googlechrome.github.io/lighthouse/viewer/';
 
-// Specify the path to Chrome on Travis
-if (process.env.TRAVIS) {
-  process.env.LIGHTHOUSE_CHROMIUM_PATH = process.env.CHROME_BIN;
-}
-
 // Run
 _main(process.argv.slice(2));
 
diff --git a/aio/tools/examples/shared/protractor.config.js b/aio/tools/examples/shared/protractor.config.js
index b5c090e2df..21b54feb8b 100644
--- a/aio/tools/examples/shared/protractor.config.js
+++ b/aio/tools/examples/shared/protractor.config.js
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ exports.config = {
 
   // Capabilities to be passed to the webdriver instance.
   capabilities: {
-    'browserName': 'chrome',
-    // For Travis
-    chromeOptions: {
-      binary: process.env.CHROME_BIN
-    }
+    'browserName': 'chrome'
   },
 
   // Framework to use. Jasmine is recommended.
diff --git a/scripts/ci/env.sh b/scripts/ci/env.sh
index 5d9b2fba96..42b4c876f9 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/env.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/env.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ fi
 setEnvVar NODE_VERSION 6.9.5
 setEnvVar NPM_VERSION 3.10.7 # do not upgrade to >3.10.8 unless https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/14042 is resolved
 setEnvVar YARN_VERSION 0.24.6
-setEnvVar CHROMIUM_VERSION 464641 # Chrome 59 linux stable, see https://www.chromium.org/developers/calendar
 setEnvVar SAUCE_CONNECT_VERSION 4.3.11
 setEnvVar PROJECT_ROOT $(cd ${thisDir}/../..; pwd)
 
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ if [[ ${TRAVIS:-} ]]; then
   setEnvVar BROWSER_STACK_USERNAME angularteam1
   # not using use setEnvVar so that we don't print the key
   export BROWSER_STACK_ACCESS_KEY=BWCd4SynLzdDcv8xtzsB
-  setEnvVar CHROME_BIN ${HOME}/.chrome/chromium/chrome-linux/chrome
   setEnvVar BROWSER_PROVIDER_READY_FILE /tmp/angular-build/browser-provider-tunnel-init.lock
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/ci/install-chromium.sh b/scripts/ci/install-chromium.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c18f3c9f7f..0000000000
--- a/scripts/ci/install-chromium.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -u -e -o pipefail
-
-# Setup environment
-readonly thisDir=$(cd $(dirname $0); pwd)
-source ${thisDir}/_travis-fold.sh
-
-
-# This script basically follows the instructions to download an old version of Chromium: https://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/download-chromium
-# 1) It retrieves the current stable version number from https://www.chromium.org/developers/calendar (via the https://omahaproxy.appspot.com/all file), e.g. 359700 for Chromium 48.
-# 2) It checks the Travis cache for this specific version
-# 3) If not available, it downloads and caches it, using the "decrement commit number" trick.
-
-#Build version read from the OmahaProxy CSV Viewer at https://www.chromium.org/developers/calendar
-#Let's use the following version of Chromium, and inform about availability of newer build from https://omahaproxy.appspot.com/all
-#
-# CHROMIUM_VERSION <<< this variable is now set via env.sh
-
-PLATFORM="$(uname -s)"
-case "$PLATFORM" in
-  (Darwin)
-    ARCHITECTURE=Mac
-    DIST_FILE=chrome-mac.zip
-    ;;
-  (Linux)
-    ARCHITECTURE=Linux_x64
-    DIST_FILE=chrome-linux.zip
-    ;;
-  (*)
-    echo Unsupported platform $PLATFORM.  Exiting ... >&2
-    exit 3
-    ;;
-esac
-
-TMP=$(curl -s "https://omahaproxy.appspot.com/all") || true
-oldIFS="$IFS"
-IFS='
-'
-IFS=${IFS:0:1}
-lines=( $TMP )
-IFS=','
-for line in "${lines[@]}"
-  do
-    lineArray=($line);
-    if [ "${lineArray[0]}" = "linux" ] && [ "${lineArray[1]}" = "stable" ] ; then
-      LATEST_CHROMIUM_VERSION="${lineArray[7]}"
-    fi
-done
-IFS="$oldIFS"
-
-CHROMIUM_DIR=$HOME/.chrome/chromium
-CHROMIUM_BIN=$CHROMIUM_DIR/chrome-linux/chrome
-CHROMIUM_VERSION_FILE=$CHROMIUM_DIR/VERSION
-
-EXISTING_VERSION=""
-if [[ -f $CHROMIUM_VERSION_FILE && -x $CHROMIUM_BIN ]]; then
-  EXISTING_VERSION=`cat $CHROMIUM_VERSION_FILE`
-  echo Found cached Chromium version: ${EXISTING_VERSION}
-fi
-
-if [[ "$EXISTING_VERSION" != "$CHROMIUM_VERSION" ]]; then
-  echo Downloading Chromium version: ${CHROMIUM_VERSION}
-  rm -fR $CHROMIUM_DIR
-  mkdir -p $CHROMIUM_DIR
-
-  NEXT=$CHROMIUM_VERSION
-  FILE="chrome-linux.zip"
-  STATUS=404
-  while [[ $STATUS == 404 && $NEXT -ge 0 ]]
-  do
-    echo Fetch Chromium version: ${NEXT}
-    STATUS=$(curl "https://storage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-snapshots/${ARCHITECTURE}/${NEXT}/${DIST_FILE}" -s -w %{http_code} --create-dirs -o $FILE) || true
-    NEXT=$[$NEXT-1]
-  done
-
-  unzip $FILE -d $CHROMIUM_DIR
-  rm $FILE
-  echo $CHROMIUM_VERSION > $CHROMIUM_VERSION_FILE
-fi
-
-if [[ "$CHROMIUM_VERSION" != "$LATEST_CHROMIUM_VERSION" ]]; then
-  echo "New version of Chromium available. Update install-chromium.sh with build number: ${LATEST_CHROMIUM_VERSION}"
-fi
diff --git a/scripts/ci/install.sh b/scripts/ci/install.sh
index 5d4aff6fe0..ac41010076 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/install.sh
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ fi
 if [[ ${CI_MODE} == "js" || ${CI_MODE} == "e2e" || ${CI_MODE} == "e2e_2" || ${CI_MODE} == "aio" || ${CI_MODE} == "aio_e2e" ]]; then
   travisFoldStart "install-chromium"
     (
-      ${thisDir}/install-chromium.sh
-
       # Start xvfb for local Chrome used for testing
       if [[ ${TRAVIS} ]]; then
         travisFoldStart "install-chromium.xvfb-start"