diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index dca9d9d87..a71f97f34 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ commands = {posargs}
 usedevelop = True
 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 =
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ commands =
 [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 =