diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
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+name: Empty check for branch protection
+
+on:
+  - push
+  - pull_request
+
+jobs:
+
+  null_check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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-# This is currently a no-op Travis configuration so that the GitHub repo
-# can get a Checks API callback to ensure that branches are up-to-date before
-# merging. Eventually we could add static linting.
-#
-# The build itself is done by:
-# https://ci.lsst.codes/blue/organizations/jenkins/sqre%2Finfra%2Fdocumenteer/activity
-
-language: python
-python:
-  - "3.6"
-script:
-  - "true"