diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e6a6780c6..e832a9372 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ commands =
   {[testenv:bandit]commands}
   {[testenv:bashate]commands}
   {[testenv:checkniceness]commands}
-  python setup.py check --restructuredtext --strict
 
 [testenv:docs]
 basepython = python3