diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 52d6fb77..5f71853c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ commands = {posargs}
 [testenv:docs]
 deps =
     -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://opendev.org/openstack/requirements/raw/branch/master/upper-constraints.txt}
-    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
     -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
   rm -rf doc/build
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ commands =
 [testenv:releasenotes]
 deps =
     -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://opendev.org/openstack/requirements/raw/branch/master/upper-constraints.txt}
-    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
     -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
   rm -rf releasenotes/build