diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cac4d984d5..8048a7be51 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 language: php
-sudo: false
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 
 cache:
     directories:
@@ -112,6 +111,8 @@ jobs:
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.3
       env: DB=mysql COVERAGE=yes
+      services:
+        - mysql
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.3
       env: DB=mysql.docker MYSQL_VERSION=5.7 COVERAGE=yes
@@ -129,6 +130,8 @@ jobs:
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.3
       env: DB=mysqli COVERAGE=yes
+      services:
+        - mysql
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.3
       env: DB=mysqli.docker MYSQL_VERSION=5.7 COVERAGE=yes
@@ -145,14 +148,11 @@ jobs:
         - bash ./tests/travis/install-mysql-8.0.sh
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.3
-      env: DB=mariadb MARIADB_VERSION=10.0 COVERAGE=yes
-      addons:
-        mariadb: 10.0
-    - stage: Test
-      php: 7.3
-      env: DB=mariadb MARIADB_VERSION=10.1 COVERAGE=yes
-      addons:
-        mariadb: 10.1
+      env: DB=mariadb.docker MARIADB_VERSION=10.1 COVERAGE=yes
+      services:
+        - docker
+      before_script:
+        - bash ./tests/travis/install-mariadb.sh
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.3
       env: DB=mariadb MARIADB_VERSION=10.2 COVERAGE=yes
@@ -165,14 +165,11 @@ jobs:
         mariadb: 10.3
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.3
-      env: DB=mariadb.mysqli MARIADB_VERSION=10.0 COVERAGE=yes
-      addons:
-        mariadb: 10.0
-    - stage: Test
-      php: 7.3
-      env: DB=mariadb.mysqli MARIADB_VERSION=10.1 COVERAGE=yes
-      addons:
-        mariadb: 10.1
+      env: DB=mariadb.mysqli.docker MARIADB_VERSION=10.1 COVERAGE=yes
+      services:
+        - docker
+      before_script:
+        - bash ./tests/travis/install-mariadb.sh
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.3
       env: DB=mariadb.mysqli MARIADB_VERSION=10.2 COVERAGE=yes
@@ -183,49 +180,27 @@ jobs:
       env: DB=mariadb.mysqli MARIADB_VERSION=10.3 COVERAGE=yes
       addons:
         mariadb: 10.3
-    - stage: Test
-      php: 7.3
-      env: DB=pgsql POSTGRESQL_VERSION=9.2 COVERAGE=yes
-      services:
-        - postgresql
-      addons:
-        postgresql: "9.2"
-    - stage: Test
-      php: 7.3
-      env: DB=pgsql POSTGRESQL_VERSION=9.3 COVERAGE=yes
-      services:
-        - postgresql
-      addons:
-        postgresql: "9.3"
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.3
       env: DB=pgsql POSTGRESQL_VERSION=9.4 COVERAGE=yes
-      services:
-        - postgresql
       addons:
         postgresql: "9.4"
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.3
       env: DB=pgsql POSTGRESQL_VERSION=9.5 COVERAGE=yes
-      services:
-        - postgresql
       addons:
         postgresql: "9.5"
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.3
       env: DB=pgsql POSTGRESQL_VERSION=9.6 COVERAGE=yes
-      services:
-        - postgresql
       addons:
         postgresql: "9.6"
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.3
       env: DB=pgsql POSTGRESQL_VERSION=10.0 COVERAGE=yes
       sudo: required
-      services:
-        - postgresql
       addons:
-        postgresql: "9.6"
+        postgresql: "10"
       before_script:
         - bash ./tests/travis/install-postgres-10.sh
     - stage: Test
diff --git a/tests/travis/create-mysql-schema.sql b/tests/travis/create-mysql-schema.sql
index 4e331838cf..78a3235806 100644
--- a/tests/travis/create-mysql-schema.sql
+++ b/tests/travis/create-mysql-schema.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+DROP USER IF EXISTS 'travis'@'%';
+CREATE USER 'travis'@'%';
+
 CREATE SCHEMA doctrine_tests;
 CREATE SCHEMA test_create_database;
 CREATE SCHEMA test_drop_database;
diff --git a/tests/travis/install-mariadb.sh b/tests/travis/install-mariadb.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cda81e9bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/travis/install-mariadb.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -ex
+
+sudo docker run \
+    -d \
+    -e MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes \
+    -e MYSQL_DATABASE=doctrine_tests \
+    -p 33306:3306 \
+    --name mariadb \
+    mariadb:${MARIADB_VERSION}
+
+sudo docker exec -i mariadb bash <<< 'until echo \\q | mysql doctrine_tests > /dev/null 2>&1 ; do sleep 1; done'
diff --git a/tests/travis/install-sqlsrv-dependencies.sh b/tests/travis/install-sqlsrv-dependencies.sh
index 137b2a9570..ff91bfdfaf 100644
--- a/tests/travis/install-sqlsrv-dependencies.sh
+++ b/tests/travis/install-sqlsrv-dependencies.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ set -ex
 echo Installing driver dependencies
 
 curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo apt-key add -
-curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/14.04/prod.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql.list
+curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/16.04/prod.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql.list
 sudo apt-get update
 ACCEPT_EULA=Y sudo apt-get install -qy msodbcsql17 unixodbc unixodbc-dev libssl1.0.0
diff --git a/tests/travis/mariadb.docker.travis.xml b/tests/travis/mariadb.docker.travis.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa6617c094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/travis/mariadb.docker.travis.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<phpunit xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../vendor/phpunit/phpunit/phpunit.xsd"
+         colors="true"
+         beStrictAboutOutputDuringTests="true"
+         beStrictAboutTodoAnnotatedTests="true"
+         failOnRisky="true"
+         failOnWarning="true"
+>
+    <php>
+        <ini name="error_reporting" value="-1" />
+
+        <var name="db_type" value="pdo_mysql"/>
+        <var name="db_host" value="127.0.0.1" />
+        <var name="db_username" value="root" />
+        <var name="db_password" value="" />
+        <var name="db_name" value="doctrine_tests" />
+        <var name="db_port" value="33306"/>
+
+        <var name="tmpdb_type" value="pdo_mysql"/>
+        <var name="tmpdb_host" value="127.0.0.1" />
+        <var name="tmpdb_username" value="root" />
+        <var name="tmpdb_password" value="" />
+        <var name="tmpdb_port" value="33306"/>
+    </php>
+
+    <testsuites>
+        <testsuite name="Doctrine DBAL Test Suite">
+            <directory>../Doctrine/Tests/DBAL</directory>
+        </testsuite>
+    </testsuites>
+
+    <filter>
+        <whitelist>
+            <directory suffix=".php">../../lib/Doctrine</directory>
+        </whitelist>
+    </filter>
+
+    <groups>
+        <exclude>
+            <group>performance</group>
+            <group>locking_functional</group>
+        </exclude>
+    </groups>
+</phpunit>
diff --git a/tests/travis/mariadb.mysqli.docker.travis.xml b/tests/travis/mariadb.mysqli.docker.travis.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..679415d7a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/travis/mariadb.mysqli.docker.travis.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<phpunit xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../vendor/phpunit/phpunit/phpunit.xsd"
+         colors="true"
+         beStrictAboutOutputDuringTests="true"
+         beStrictAboutTodoAnnotatedTests="true"
+         failOnRisky="true"
+         failOnWarning="true"
+>
+    <php>
+        <ini name="error_reporting" value="-1" />
+
+        <var name="db_type" value="mysqli"/>
+        <var name="db_host" value="127.0.0.1" />
+        <var name="db_username" value="root" />
+        <var name="db_password" value="" />
+        <var name="db_name" value="doctrine_tests" />
+        <var name="db_port" value="33306"/>
+
+        <var name="tmpdb_type" value="mysqli"/>
+        <var name="tmpdb_host" value="127.0.0.1" />
+        <var name="tmpdb_username" value="root" />
+        <var name="tmpdb_password" value="" />
+        <var name="tmpdb_port" value="33306"/>
+    </php>
+
+    <testsuites>
+        <testsuite name="Doctrine DBAL Test Suite">
+            <directory>../Doctrine/Tests/DBAL</directory>
+        </testsuite>
+    </testsuites>
+
+    <filter>
+        <whitelist>
+            <directory suffix=".php">../../lib/Doctrine</directory>
+        </whitelist>
+    </filter>
+
+    <groups>
+        <exclude>
+            <group>performance</group>
+            <group>locking_functional</group>
+        </exclude>
+    </groups>
+</phpunit>
diff --git a/tests/travis/mariadb.mysqli.travis.xml b/tests/travis/mariadb.mysqli.travis.xml
index dfc62d307c..b8bd9be01c 100644
--- a/tests/travis/mariadb.mysqli.travis.xml
+++ b/tests/travis/mariadb.mysqli.travis.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <phpunit xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
          xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../vendor/phpunit/phpunit/phpunit.xsd"
          colors="true"
-         bootstrap="../../vendor/autoload.php"
          beStrictAboutOutputDuringTests="true"
          beStrictAboutTodoAnnotatedTests="true"
          failOnRisky="true"
@@ -44,4 +43,3 @@
         </exclude>
     </groups>
 </phpunit>
-