diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c43a7e8c0..45cddc4bd 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ commands =
   bandit -r barbican -x tests -n5 -s B105
 
 [testenv:genconfig]
-allowlist_externals = bash
-envdir = {toxworkdir}/pep8
 commands =
   oslo-config-generator --config-file etc/oslo-config-generator/barbican.conf
 
@@ -168,7 +166,6 @@ deps = bindep
 commands = bindep test
 
 [testenv:genpolicy]
-envdir = {toxworkdir}/pep8
 commands = oslopolicy-sample-generator --config-file=etc/oslo-config-generator/policy.conf
 
 [flake8:local-plugins]