diff --git a/tools/pip-requires b/requirements.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/pip-requires
rename to requirements.txt
diff --git a/tools/test-requires b/test-requirements.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/test-requires
rename to test-requirements.txt
diff --git a/tools/install_venv.py b/tools/install_venv.py
index 5742f7e11..8dbab463b 100644
--- a/tools/install_venv.py
+++ b/tools/install_venv.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ import platform
 
 ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
 VENV = os.path.join(ROOT, '.venv')
-PIP_REQUIRES = os.path.join(ROOT, 'tools', 'pip-requires')
-TEST_REQUIRES = os.path.join(ROOT, 'tools', 'test-requires')
+PIP_REQUIRES = os.path.join(ROOT, 'requirements.txt')
+TEST_REQUIRES = os.path.join(ROOT, 'test-requirements.txt')
 PY_VERSION = "python%s.%s" % (sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1])
 
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3318c0899..42cbe2671 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
          LANGUAGE=en_US:en
          LC_ALL=C
 
-deps = -r{toxinidir}/tools/pip-requires
-       -r{toxinidir}/tools/test-requires
+deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
+       -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
 commands = python setup.py testr --testr-args='{posargs}'
 
 [testenv:pep8]