diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 2b2978f239d..ab50a2727c1 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -164,14 +164,6 @@ max-complexity=30
 local-check-factory = cinder.hacking.checks.factory
 import_exceptions = cinder.i18n
 
-[testenv:pip-missing-reqs]
-# do not install test-requirements as that will pollute the virtualenv for
-# determining missing packages
-# this also means that pip-missing-reqs must be installed separately, outside
-# of the requirements.txt files
-deps = pip_check_reqs>=2.0.1
-commands = pip-missing-reqs -d --ignore-file=cinder/tests/* cinder
-
 [testenv:lower-constraints]
 basepython = python3
 deps =