diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 275ae085..97f2dfd4 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ whitelist_externals =
 [testenv:pep8]
 basepython = python3
 commands =
-    python setup.py check --restructuredtext --strict
     flake8 openstackdocstheme
 
 [testenv:venv]