diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index eb004ee..45014b0 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -2,13 +2,8 @@
 minversion = 3.18.0
 envlist = py3,pep8, npm
 skipsdist = True
-# Automatic envs (pyXX) will only use the python version appropriate to that
-# env and ignore basepython inherited from [testenv] if we set
-# ignore_basepython_conflict.
-ignore_basepython_conflict = True
 
 [testenv]
-basepython = python3
 usedevelop = True
 setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
          NOSE_WITH_OPENSTACK=1