diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 11d771e9..0faf1096 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ script:
  - cd ..
 #set up joinmarket.cfg
  - cp test/regtest_joinmarket.cfg joinmarket.cfg
+#install miniircd
+ - git clone git://github.com/Joinmarket-Org/miniircd.git
 #setup bitcoin config file
  - mkdir /home/travis/.bitcoin
  - cp test/bitcoin.conf /home/travis/.bitcoin/.
diff --git a/miniircd b/miniircd
deleted file mode 160000
index 051aec1a..00000000
--- a/miniircd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 051aec1a6282b7d120458fb3a423a26de0207668