diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 26334213f8..c4b6d15c96 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ sitepackages = True
 basepython = python2.7
 commands =
     flake8
-    # Check that .po and .pot files are valid:
-    bash -c "find trove -type f -regex '.*\.pot?' -print0 | \
-             xargs -0 -n 1 msgfmt --check-format -o /dev/null"
 
 [testenv:py27]
 commands = {[testenv]commands}