diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 330932b07b9..a4194a64fa4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ script:
   fi;
 
 after_success:
-- bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
+# - bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
 - if [[ $TRAVIS_BRANCH == master && $UPLOAD == true ]]; then ./gradlew uploadArchives; fi;
 # if this is actually a commit to master and not a pull request build into master, then publish master-snapshot
 - if [[ $TRAVIS_BRANCH == master && $TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST == false && $UPLOAD == true ]]; then
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b5c7956151..f62210e42b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/broadinstitute/gatk.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/broadinstitute/gatk)
-[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/broadinstitute/gatk/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/broadinstitute/gatk)
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.broadinstitute/gatk.svg)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.broadinstitute/gatk)
 [![License (3-Clause BSD)](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD%203--Clause-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)