diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 4508614..de1c963 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
+coverage!=4.4,>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-subunit>=1.0.0 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 oslotest>=3.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 testscenarios>=0.4 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 testtools>=2.2.0 # MIT
 os-testr>=1.0.0 # Apache-2.0
+
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 770eae2..0252420 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ commands =
 commands = {posargs}
 
 [testenv:cover]
-deps =
-    {[testenv]deps}
-    coverage!=4.4,>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
 setenv =
     VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
     LANGUAGE=en_US