diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 84dcf9f9c..3e939b52d 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ commands =
   stestr run {posargs}
 
 [testenv:releasenotes]
-envdir = {toxworkdir}/docs
 deps = {[testenv:docs]deps}
 commands = sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
 
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ deps = -c{env:TOX_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://opendev.org/openstack/requirements/ra
 commands = sphinx-build -W -a -b html doc/source doc/build/html
 
 [testenv:pdf-docs]
-envdir = {toxworkdir}/docs
 deps = {[testenv:docs]deps}
 allowlist_externals =
   make