diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index a5c31bbf4..e627615ae 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ commands =
       keystone/tests/unit
 
 [testenv:pep8]
-envdir = {toxworkdir}/venv
 commands = 
   flake8 {posargs}
   # Run bash8 during pep8 runs to ensure violations are caught by
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ commands =
 downloadcache = ~/cache/pip
 
 [testenv:cover]
-envdir = {toxworkdir}/venv
 commands = python setup.py testr --coverage --testr-args='{posargs}'
 
 [testenv:venv]