diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 1e07cb28..2d9bb800 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ PlatformIO Core 4
 * List available project targets (including dev-platform specific and custom targets) with a new `platformio run --list-targets <https://docs.platformio.org/page/core/userguide/cmd_run.html#cmdoption-platformio-run-list-targets>`__ command (`issue #3544 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/3544>`_)
 * Added support for "globstar/`**`" (recursive) pattern for the different commands and configuration options (`platformio ci <https://docs.platformio.org/page/core/userguide/cmd_ci.html>`__, `src_filter <https://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf/section_env_build.html#src-filter>`__, `check_patterns <https://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf/section_env_check.html#check-patterns>`__, `library.json > srcFilter <https://docs.platformio.org/page/librarymanager/config.html#srcfilter>`__). Python 3.5+ is required.
 * Added a new ``-e, --environment`` option to `platformio project init <https://docs.platformio.org/page/core/userguide/project/cmd_init.html#cmdoption-platformio-project-init-e>`__ command that helps to update a PlatformIO project using existing environment
+* Do not generate ".travis.yml" for a new project, let the user have a choice
 * Fixed an issue with PIO Unit Testing when running multiple environments (`issue #3523 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/3523>`_)
 * Fixed an issue with improper processing of source files added via multiple Build Middlewares (`issue #3531 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/3531>`_)
 * Fixed an issue with ``clean`` target on Windows when project and build directories are located on different logical drives (`issue #3542 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/3542>`_)
diff --git a/platformio/commands/project.py b/platformio/commands/project.py
index c83b44a7..5bd5efcb 100644
--- a/platformio/commands/project.py
+++ b/platformio/commands/project.py
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ def project_init(
         pg.generate()
 
     if is_new_project:
-        init_ci_conf(project_dir)
         init_cvs_ignore(project_dir)
 
     if silent:
@@ -310,83 +309,6 @@ More information about PIO Unit Testing:
         )
 
 
-def init_ci_conf(project_dir):
-    conf_path = os.path.join(project_dir, ".travis.yml")
-    if os.path.isfile(conf_path):
-        return
-    with open(conf_path, "w") as fp:
-        fp.write(
-            """# Continuous Integration (CI) is the practice, in software
-# engineering, of merging all developer working copies with a shared mainline
-# several times a day < https://docs.platformio.org/page/ci/index.html >
-#
-# Documentation:
-#
-# * Travis CI Embedded Builds with PlatformIO
-#   < https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/integration/platformio/ >
-#
-# * PlatformIO integration with Travis CI
-#   < https://docs.platformio.org/page/ci/travis.html >
-#
-# * User Guide for `platformio ci` command
-#   < https://docs.platformio.org/page/userguide/cmd_ci.html >
-#
-#
-# Please choose one of the following templates (proposed below) and uncomment
-# it (remove "# " before each line) or use own configuration according to the
-# Travis CI documentation (see above).
-#
-
-
-#
-# Template #1: General project. Test it using existing `platformio.ini`.
-#
-
-# language: python
-# python:
-#     - "2.7"
-#
-# sudo: false
-# cache:
-#     directories:
-#         - "~/.platformio"
-#
-# install:
-#     - pip install -U platformio
-#     - platformio update
-#
-# script:
-#     - platformio run
-
-
-#
-# Template #2: The project is intended to be used as a library with examples.
-#
-
-# language: python
-# python:
-#     - "2.7"
-#
-# sudo: false
-# cache:
-#     directories:
-#         - "~/.platformio"
-#
-# env:
-#     - PLATFORMIO_CI_SRC=path/to/test/file.c
-#     - PLATFORMIO_CI_SRC=examples/file.ino
-#     - PLATFORMIO_CI_SRC=path/to/test/directory
-#
-# install:
-#     - pip install -U platformio
-#     - platformio update
-#
-# script:
-#     - platformio ci --lib="." --board=ID_1 --board=ID_2 --board=ID_N
-""",
-        )
-
-
 def init_cvs_ignore(project_dir):
     conf_path = os.path.join(project_dir, ".gitignore")
     if os.path.isfile(conf_path):