diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 0043527d..985602f9 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
+pbr>=0.6,!=0.7,<1.0
+Pygments
+docutils
+sphinx>=1.1.2,<1.2
+oslosphinx
 bashate >= 0.2
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index d7e02c86..b5eeae5b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -8,17 +8,14 @@ install_command = pip install -U {opts} {packages}
 setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
 
+[testenv:venv]
+commands = {posargs}
+
 [testenv:bashate]
 commands =
   bash -c "ls *.sh prep-* stop-* upgrade-* from-*/upgrade-* functions | xargs bashate -v {posargs}"
 
 [testenv:docs]
-deps =
-   Pygments
-   docutils
-   sphinx>=1.1.2,<1.2
-   pbr>=0.6,!=0.7,<1.0
-   oslosphinx
 whitelist_externals = bash
 setenv =
   TOP_DIR={toxinidir}