diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 8d473f161..135521409 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ commands =
 [testenv:docs]
 deps =
     -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/master}
-    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
     -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
   rm -rf doc/build/html
@@ -129,10 +128,7 @@ commands =
 commands = oslo_debug_helper {posargs}
 
 [testenv:releasenotes]
-deps =
-    -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/master}
-    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
-    -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
+deps = {[testenv:docs]deps}
 commands =
   rm -rf releasenotes/build
   sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees --keep-going -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html