diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index d0a06def9c..bf166ab15a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ commands = oslopolicy-sample-generator --config-file=tools/trove-policy-generato
 basepython = python3
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
        -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
-commands = {[testenv]commands}
-           python tools/trove-pylint.py {posargs:check}
+commands = python tools/trove-pylint.py {posargs:check}
 
 [testenv:docs]
 basepython = python3