diff --git a/tools/pip-requires b/requirements.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/pip-requires
rename to requirements.txt
diff --git a/tools/test-requires b/test-requirements.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/test-requires
rename to test-requirements.txt
diff --git a/tools/install_venv.py b/tools/install_venv.py
index d247c02376..a5891d6710 100644
--- a/tools/install_venv.py
+++ b/tools/install_venv.py
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ def print_help():
 def main(argv):
     root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
     venv = os.path.join(root, ".venv")
-    pip_requires = os.path.join(root, "tools", "pip-requires")
-    test_requires = os.path.join(root, "tools", "test-requires")
+    pip_requires = os.path.join(root, "requirements.txt")
+    test_requires = os.path.join(root, "test-requirements.txt")
     py_version = "python%s.%s" % (sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1])
     project = "python-openstackclient"
     install = install_venv.InstallVenv(root, venv, pip_requires, test_requires,
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index f6de18d137..ece55df54b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
          LANG=en_US.UTF-8
          LANGUAGE=en_US:en
          LC_ALL=C
-deps = -r{toxinidir}/tools/pip-requires
-       -r{toxinidir}/tools/test-requires
+deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
+       -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
 commands = python setup.py testr --testr-args='{posargs}'
 
 [testenv:pep8]