diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index db8cf17be22..4516b6d16c1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ before_install:
   #- curl -f -L -o ./rebar3 https://s3.amazonaws.com/rebar3/rebar3 && chmod +x ./rebar3 && ./rebar3 version && export PATH="${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}:$PATH"
   # install C++ tools
   - sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends valgrind cmake build-essential
-  # install Qt5
-  - sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends qt5-default
   - cmake --version
+  # install Qt5
+  #- sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends qt5-default
   # -- skip perl test to shorten build time
   # perl dep
   #- cpanm --local-lib=~/perl5 local::lib && eval $(perl -I ~/perl5/lib/perl5/ -Mlocal::lib)
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e605268f8a..9a631390b8a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1126,7 +1126,8 @@
                 </property>
             </activation>
             <modules>
-                <module>samples/client/petstore/cpp-qt</module>
+                <!-- comment out as newer version of qt needed in travis
+                <module>samples/client/petstore/cpp-qt</module>-->
                 <module>samples/client/petstore/php/OpenAPIClient-php</module>
                 <!-- TODO: move to github action or circleci
                 <module>samples/client/petstore/crystal</module>-->