diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e7fe789f..7a5b8d75 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ install_command = pip install -U {opts} {packages}
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
 setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
 sitepackages = False
-downloadcache = {toxworkdir}/_download
 
 [testenv:pep8]
 commands =