diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 75f7a29..615a8dd 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ commands =
 [testenv:docs]
 deps =
   -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/master}
-  -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
   -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
   sphinx-build -b html doc/source doc/build/html