diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 98569e47..ac156b01 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ commands = python setup.py test --coverage --testr-args='{posargs}'
 
 [testenv:docs]
 deps =
-  -r {toxinidir}/requirements.txt
   -r {toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
   -r {toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands=