diff --git a/tests/PHPUnit/config.ini.travis.php b/tests/PHPUnit/config.ini.travis.php
index 7f8680b422b7bf30c6669a87d5862f6a1b4a70e4..feacc2024fe904e973b6160d22df3c15f35faade 100644
--- a/tests/PHPUnit/config.ini.travis.php
+++ b/tests/PHPUnit/config.ini.travis.php
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ username = root
 password =
 dbname = piwik_tests
 adapter = PDO\MYSQL
-tables_prefix = piwiktests_
+; no table prefix for tests on travis
+tables_prefix = 
 
 [log]
 log_writers[] = file