diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index f4bd354..276d13e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ commands = /bin/rm -f .testrepository/times.dbm
 [testenv:pep8]
 basepython = python3
 commands = flake8
-           python setup.py check --restructuredtext --strict
 
 [testenv:npm]
 basepython = python3