diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index cdb9f4b1c3..5332f592c2 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ max-line-length = 79
 [testenv:releasenotes]
 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 =