diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 5f1c637..4067dc4 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Allowlist_externals =
     find
 
 [testenv:pep8]
+skip_install = True
 commands =
     doc8 doc/source
     flake8 {posargs} . {toxinidir}/tools/get_action_list.py