diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5a0c4bbcb..24701ebb0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@ addons:
       - libboost-dev
       - doxygen
       - graphviz
-  homebrew:
-    packages:
-    - scons
-    - boost
-    - python
-    - libomp
   ssh_known_hosts:
     - cantera.org
 
@@ -35,8 +29,13 @@ env:
 before_script: |
   echo TRAVIS_OS_NAME: $TRAVIS_OS_NAME
   if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then
-      pip3 install numpy cython  # Install numpy and Cython for Python 3
-      pip3 install ruamel.yaml
+      export CONDA_ARCH="${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}_${BUILD_ARCH}"
+      curl https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-MacOSX-x86_64.sh -o miniconda.sh;
+      bash miniconda.sh -b -p $HOME/miniconda
+      source $HOME/miniconda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh && conda activate
+      conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no
+      conda install -q numpy cython scons boost ruamel_yaml
+      conda install -q -c conda-forge openmp
   else
       pip3 install --user --upgrade pip
       pip3 install --user --upgrade setuptools wheel
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ script: |
         echo "Skipping documentation upload from source other than Cantera/cantera:master"
       fi
   else
-      scons build -j2 python_cmd=python3 VERBOSE=y python_package=full blas_lapack_libs=lapack,blas optimize=n coverage=y
+      scons build -j2 python_cmd=python3 VERBOSE=y python_package=full blas_lapack_libs=lapack,blas optimize=n coverage=y extra_inc_dirs=$CONDA_PREFIX/include extra_lib_dirs=$CONDA_PREFIX/lib
       scons test
       scons samples
   fi