diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index fd96ca2d1626..e75acd91e776 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ commands =
 [testenv:pep8]
 basepython = python2.7
 deps = {[testenv]deps}
-  flake8-import-order==0.11
 commands =
   bash tools/flake8wrap.sh {posargs}
   # Check that all JSON files don't have \r\n in line.
@@ -179,8 +178,6 @@ commands = bash -c tools/releasenotes_tox.sh
 enable-extensions = H106,H203,H904
 ignore = E121,E122,E123,E124,E125,E126,E127,E128,E129,E131,E251,H405
 exclude =  .venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*lib/python*,*egg,build,tools/xenserver*,releasenotes
-import-order-style = pep8
-application-import-names = nova
 # To get a list of functions that are more complex than 25, set max-complexity
 # to 25 and run 'tox -epep8'.
 # 34 is currently the most complex thing we have