diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index a0beb2b2..f873703e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ commands =
 [testenv:pep8]
 basepython = python3
 commands =
-    python setup.py check --restructuredtext --strict
     flake8 {posargs}
 
 [testenv:venv]