diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f6bbd1421b24ca..3dc3a73c333b35 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ matrix:
   include:
     - name: "Linter"
       node_js: "latest"
-      env: 
+      env:
         - NODE=$(which node)
-      install:
-        - make lint-md-build
       script:
         - make lint
     - name: "Test Suite"
diff --git a/doc/releases.md b/doc/releases.md
index 06dbf47bc7d227..e63130fb4a2017 100644
--- a/doc/releases.md
+++ b/doc/releases.md
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ Merge your release proposal branch into the stable branch that you are releasing
 
 Cherry-pick the release commit to `master`. After cherry-picking, edit `src/node_version.h` to ensure the version macros contain whatever values were previously on `master`. `NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` should be `0`.
 
-Run `make lint-md-build; make lint` before pushing to `master`, to make sure the
-Changelog formatting passes the lint rules on `master`.
+Run `make lint` before pushing to `master`, to make sure the Changelog
+formatting passes the lint rules on `master`.
 
 ### 12. Promote and Sign the Release Builds