diff --git a/scripts/travis/build.sh b/scripts/travis/build.sh
index 39c62de0de65..b1ee4bb284fe 100755
--- a/scripts/travis/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/build.sh
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ export SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY
 BROWSER_STACK_ACCESS_KEY=$(echo "$BROWSER_STACK_ACCESS_KEY" | rev)
 SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY=$(echo "$SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY" | rev)
 
+# TODO: restore "SL_EDGE-1" once Sauce Labs adds Edge 17 and "SL_EDGE-1" refers
+# to version 16. Edge 15 disconnects from Karma frequently causing extreme build instability.
 BROWSERS="SL_Chrome,SL_Chrome-1,\
 SL_Firefox,SL_Firefox-1,\
 SL_Safari,SL_Safari-1,\
 SL_iOS_10,SL_iOS_11,\
 SL_IE_9,SL_IE_10,SL_IE_11,\
-SL_EDGE,SL_EDGE-1"
+SL_EDGE"
 
 case "$JOB" in
   "ci-checks")
diff --git a/test/ngMock/angular-mocksSpec.js b/test/ngMock/angular-mocksSpec.js
index 43c39772a9ea..9bfbcfc741a4 100644
--- a/test/ngMock/angular-mocksSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngMock/angular-mocksSpec.js
@@ -3123,10 +3123,6 @@ describe('sharedInjector', function() {
         define();
         sdescribe.root.run();
       } finally {
-        // avoid failing testability for the additional
-        // injectors etc created
-        angular.element.cache = {};
-
         // clear up
         module.$$beforeAllHook = null;
         module.$$afterAllHook = null;