diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index cd371c257..3f8f8e0ba 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ setenv = PYTHONHASHSEED=0
 commands = {posargs:}
 
 [testenv:debug]
-envdir = {toxworkdir}/venv
 commands = oslo_debug_helper -t ironic_python_agent/tests/unit {posargs}
 
 [testenv:docs]
@@ -126,13 +125,11 @@ import_exceptions = ironic.openstack.common.gettextutils._,testtools.matchers
 
 [testenv:checkconfig]
 sitepackages = False
-envdir = {toxworkdir}/venv
 commands =
   {toxinidir}/tools/config/check_uptodate.sh
 
 [testenv:genconfig]
 sitepackages = False
-envdir = {toxworkdir}/venv
 allowlist_externals = mkdir
 commands =
   mkdir -p etc/ironic_python_agent