diff --git a/tests/run_functests.sh b/tests/run_functests.sh
index a07a0811b..5df026d78 100755
--- a/tests/run_functests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_functests.sh
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 BASE_DIR=$(cd $(dirname "$0")/.. && pwd)
 
-# first we will run python functional tests with tox
-pushd $BASE_DIR
-tox -epython-functests
-popd
-
 # then execute tests for elements
 export DIB_CMD=disk-image-create
 export DIB_ELEMENTS=$(python -c '
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c9ad4159f..df0f86172 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ commands = {posargs}
 envdir = {toxworkdir}/venv
 commands = {toxinidir}/tests/run_functests.sh {posargs}
 
-[testenv:python-functests]
-setenv = OS_TEST_PATH=./diskimage_builder/tests/functional
-
 [testenv:cover]
 setenv = PYTHON=coverage run --source diskimage_builder
 commands = bash -c 'if [ ! -d ./.testrepository ] ; then testr init ; fi'