diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 48b0923f33e..c864184daf5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ matrix:
            ALT=i686-unknown-linux-gnu
       rust: 1.31.0
       script:
-        - rustup toolchain install nightly-2019-01-09 || travis_terminate 1
-        - cargo +nightly-2019-01-09 generate-lockfile -Z minimal-versions || travis_terminate 1
+        - rustup toolchain install nightly || travis_terminate 1
+        - cargo +nightly generate-lockfile -Z minimal-versions || travis_terminate 1
         - cargo -V || travis_terminate 1
         - cargo test --features=deny-warnings || travis_terminate 1
       if: branch != master OR type = pull_request
 
     - env: TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
            ALT=i686-unknown-linux-gnu
-      rust: nightly-2019-01-09
+      rust: nightly
       install:
         - travis_retry curl -Lf https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/mdBook/releases/download/v0.1.7/mdbook-v0.1.7-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz | tar -xz --directory=$HOME/.cargo/bin
       script:
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 55ca3ea57d8..e05d4791672 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ environment:
 install:
   - if NOT defined APPVEYOR_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER if "%APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH%" == "master" appveyor exit
   - appveyor-retry appveyor DownloadFile https://win.rustup.rs/ -FileName rustup-init.exe
-  - rustup-init.exe -y --default-host x86_64-pc-windows-msvc --default-toolchain nightly-2019-01-09
+  - rustup-init.exe -y --default-host x86_64-pc-windows-msvc --default-toolchain nightly
   - set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Users\appveyor\.cargo\bin
   - if defined MINIMAL_VERSIONS rustup toolchain install 1.31.0
   - if defined OTHER_TARGET rustup target add %OTHER_TARGET%
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ test_script:
   # we don't have ci time to run the full `cargo test` with `minimal-versions` like
   # - if defined MINIMAL_VERSIONS cargo +nightly generate-lockfile -Z minimal-versions && cargo +stable test
   # so we just run `cargo check --tests` like
-  - if defined MINIMAL_VERSIONS cargo +nightly-2019-01-09 generate-lockfile -Z minimal-versions && cargo +1.31.0 check --tests --features=deny-warnings
+  - if defined MINIMAL_VERSIONS cargo +nightly generate-lockfile -Z minimal-versions && cargo +1.31.0 check --tests --features=deny-warnings
   - if NOT defined MINIMAL_VERSIONS cargo test --features=deny-warnings