diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index f078c95140..56206176af 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ install_command =
     pip install {opts} {packages}
 whitelist_externals = find
 deps = -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/master}
-       -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
        -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
 commands =
   stestr run {posargs}
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ basepython = python3
 # the API Ref to docs.openstack.org.
 deps =
     -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/master}
-    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
     -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 whitelist_externals = rm
 commands =
@@ -94,7 +92,6 @@ whitelist_externals =
 basepython = python3
 deps =
     -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/master}
-    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
     -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 whitelist_externals = rm
 commands =
@@ -177,7 +174,6 @@ max-line-length = 79
 basepython = python3
 deps =
     -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/master}
-    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
     -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 whitelist_externals = rm
 commands =