diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 53fc393ab..80d7a9df4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -48,8 +48,5 @@ cachetools>=2.0.0 # MIT License
 # For deprecation of things
 debtcollector>=1.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 
-# For stestr
-stestr>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
-
 # For pydot output tests
 pydot>=1.2.4 # MIT License
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b5c2d5ce0..e6ac56f37 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ test =
   testscenarios>=0.4 # Apache-2.0/BSD
   doc8>=0.6.0 # Apache-2.0
   sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,>=1.6.2 # BSD
+  stestr>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 
 [nosetests]
 cover-erase = true