diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4534a75be..55f5d76d5 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ commands =
   sphinx-build -W -b html -d doc/build/doctrees doc/source doc/build/html
   # Test the redirects
   whereto doc/build/html/.htaccess doc/test/redirect-tests.txt
-  {[testenv:api-ref]commands}
 
 [testenv:api-ref]
 description =