diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e32414601..6a1f31198 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
        -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
        -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
 commands = flake8
-           python setup.py check --restructuredtext --strict
 
 [testenv:genconfig]
 basepython = python3