diff --git a/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent b/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent
index 5404cfdd0d..8e3ca4ab89 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent
+++ b/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent
@@ -401,9 +401,6 @@ function install_ovn {
     # Check the OVN configuration
     ovn_sanity_check
 
-    # Install tox, used to generate the config (see devstack/override-defaults)
-    pip_install tox
-
     sudo mkdir -p $OVS_RUNDIR
     sudo chown $(whoami) $OVS_RUNDIR