diff --git a/tools/pip-requires b/requirements.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/pip-requires
rename to requirements.txt
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 29f486542a..6c4c2328c1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from swift import __canonical_version__ as version
 name = 'swift'
 
 
-with open('tools/pip-requires', 'r') as f:
+with open('requirements.txt', 'r') as f:
     requires = [x.strip() for x in f if x.strip()]
 
 
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/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c6e6131096..c093e0d049 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
          NOSE_OPENSTACK_SHOW_ELAPSED=1
          NOSE_OPENSTACK_STDOUT=1
 deps =
-  -r{toxinidir}/tools/pip-requires
-  -r{toxinidir}/tools/test-requires
+  -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
+  -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
 commands = nosetests test/unit {posargs}
 
 [tox:jenkins]