diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7cc8086b94d13de0663d9448e2e52f5a24ae1d44..930e2df91139df44fc9db7b23f7c351be01f02f2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ matrix:
     ## Check rust online with distcheck, to make sure we remove rust products
     ## But without hardening (see above)
     - env: DISTCHECK="yes" RUST_OPTIONS="--enable-rust --enable-cargo-online-mode" HARDENING_OPTIONS=""
-    ## Check disable module dirauth with rust, and without rust but with distcheck
+    ## Check disable module dirauth with and without rust
     - env: MODULES_OPTIONS="--disable-module-dirauth" RUST_OPTIONS="--enable-rust" TOR_RUST_DEPENDENCIES=true HARDENING_OPTIONS=""
-    - env: DISTCHECK="yes" MODULES_OPTIONS="--disable-module-dirauth"
+    - env: MODULES_OPTIONS="--disable-module-dirauth"
 
   ## Uncomment to allow the build to report success (with non-required
   ## sub-builds continuing to run) if all required sub-builds have
diff --git a/changes/ticket27252-034 b/changes/ticket27252-034
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..620ad83efef6319ec06f4f7c312bb75a7de5b998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ticket27252-034
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  o Minor features (continuous integration):
+    - Don't do a distcheck with --disable-module-dirauth in Travis.
+      Implements ticket 27252.