diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ff31ca10c..6d241d235 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ deps =
     readme
 commands =
     doc8 doc/source
-    python setup.py check -r -s
     flake8
 
 [testenv:venv]