diff --git a/tests/PHPUnit/config.ini.travis.php b/tests/PHPUnit/config.ini.travis.php
index feacc2024fe904e973b6160d22df3c15f35faade..40ca1061586ec9b02cf0e38022f02f8490e97796 100644
--- a/tests/PHPUnit/config.ini.travis.php
+++ b/tests/PHPUnit/config.ini.travis.php
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ username = root
 password =
 dbname = piwik_tests
 adapter = PDO\MYSQL
-tables_prefix = piwiktests_
+; no table prefix for tests on travis
+tables_prefix = 
 ;charset = utf8
 
 [database_tests]