diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
index 71d9dcd..91846e7 100644
--- a/doc/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
 openstackdocstheme>=1.18.1 # Apache-2.0
-sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,>=1.6.5,<2.0.0;python_version=='2.7' # BSD
-sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,>=1.6.5;python_version>='3.4' # BSD
+sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,>=1.6.5 # BSD
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/drop-py-2-7-eb1979587d237f5e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/drop-py-2-7-eb1979587d237f5e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc79638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/drop-py-2-7-eb1979587d237f5e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Python 2.7 support has been dropped. Last release of watcher-tempest-plugin
+    to support py2.7 is OpenStack Train. The minimum version of Python now
+    supported by watcher-tempest-plugin is Python 3.6.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6ea13e6..69a84bf 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ classifier =
     License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
     Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
     Programming Language :: Python
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 2
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 7c91e26..7cf561b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 [tox]
-minversion = 2.0
-envlist = py37,py36,py27,pypy,pep8
+minversion = 3.1.1
+envlist = py37,py36,pypy,pep8
 skipsdist = True
+ignore_basepython_conflict = True
 
 [testenv]
+basepython = python3
 usedevelop = True
 install_command = pip install {opts} {packages}
 setenv =
@@ -15,22 +17,18 @@ deps =
 commands = python setup.py test --slowest --testr-args='{posargs}'
 
 [testenv:pep8]
-basepython = python3
 commands =
     doc8 doc/source/ CONTRIBUTING.rst HACKING.rst README.rst
     flake8
     bandit -r watcher_tempest_plugin -x tests -n5 -ll -s B320
 
 [testenv:venv]
-basepython = python3
 commands = {posargs}
 
 [testenv:cover]
-basepython = python3
 commands = python setup.py test --coverage --testr-args='{posargs}'
 
 [testenv:docs]
-basepython = python3
 deps =
   -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/master}
   -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@ deps =
 commands = python setup.py build_sphinx
 
 [testenv:pdf-docs]
-basepython = python3
 envdir = {toxworkdir}/docs
 deps = {[testenv:docs]deps}
 whitelist_externals =
@@ -50,12 +47,10 @@ commands =
   make -C doc/build/pdf
 
 [testenv:releasenotes]
-basepython = python3
 commands =
   sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
 
 [testenv:debug]
-basepython = python3
 commands = oslo_debug_helper {posargs}
 
 [flake8]
@@ -69,7 +64,6 @@ exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*lib/python*,*egg,build,demo/,releasenotes
 extension=.rst
 
 [testenv:bandit]
-basepython = python3
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
 commands = bandit -r watcher_tempest_plugin -x tests -n5 -ll -s B320