diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f7f93a87bfc657bbbc72de0e7281e0244c1209c2..6d7e7b0deb32d9cb12cda2906b22ac8cc3971363 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ script:
   # Run python code style checks
   - flake8
 
-  # Type check the project
-  - mypy .
-
   # Collect static
   - python manage.py collectstatic --noinput --verbosity=0
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ae8d0744c6275c7be92a07bd39900a4d24f87880..3d21931b73686ab65c18f3cd114a033539cd125b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ stellar==0.4.3
 django-tinymce4-lite==1.7.0
 uwsgidecorators==1.1.0
 
-mypy==0.550
 factory_boy==2.9.2
 # wagtail_factories - waiting on merge and release form master branch
 git+git://github.com/todd-dembrey/wagtail-factories.git#egg=wagtail_factories
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f0ffa402ee7b53289e2a773c9e0208844a1cf55a..b17a8586f5b8ba9176e4c74bfed2e953bd719077 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,30 +1,3 @@
-[mypy]
-show_column_numbers = True
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
-[mypy-opentech.*]
-ignore_errors = True
-
-# Turn on type checking in the apply folder
-[mypy-opentech.apply.funds*]
-check_untyped_defs = True
-ignore_errors = False
-
-[mypy-opentech.apply.funds.tests.factories*]
-ignore_errors = True
-
-# Enforce writing type definitions within workflow
-[mypy-opentech.apply.funds.workflow*]
-disallow_untyped_defs = True
-
-# Exclude migrations globally - must be at end
-[mypy-*.migrations*]
-ignore_errors = True
-
-# Exclude management commands globally - must be at end
-[mypy-*.management*]
-ignore_errors = True
-
 [flake8]
 ignore = E501,F405
 exclude = migrations,node_modules