diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index faf991c1..c37115b2 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ ignore = H405
 exclude =  .venv,.git,.tox,dist,*lib/python*,*egg,build,releasenotes,doc,alembic/versions
 
 [testenv:docs]
-deps =
-  -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
-  -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
+deps = -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
   rm -rf doc/build
   rm -rf releasenotes/build
@@ -117,9 +115,7 @@ whitelist_externals =
   rm
 
 [testenv:releasenotes]
-deps =
-  -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
-  -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
+deps = -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
   rm -rf releasenotes/build
   sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html