diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 57c8cb31..6d0e811f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ commands = stestr run --slowest {posargs}
 [testenv:pep8]
 basepython = python3
 commands =
-    python setup.py check --restructuredtext --strict
     flake8
     # Run doc8 to check .rst and .txt files.
     # HACKING.rst is the only file that is not referenced from