diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 655bbd3b4b..33320bad8b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ env:
   matrix:
   - MODE=js DART_CHANNEL=dev
   - MODE=dart DART_CHANNEL=stable
-  - MODE=dart DART_CHANNEL=dev
+  # Deactivate dev mode for Dart as there are breaking changes.
+  # Reactivate when https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2798 is fixed!
+  # (Note: we need the dev channel as Google3 is close to it and ahead of stable channel)
+  # - MODE=dart DART_CHANNEL=dev
 
 addons:
   firefox: "38.0"