diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 88fecca..a8cb3a6 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ minversion = 2.0
 envlist = py35,py27,pep8,docs
 
 [testenv]
-install_command = pip install -U {opts} {packages}
+install_command = pip install {opts} {packages}
 deps =
   -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/requirements/plain/upper-constraints.txt}
   -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt