diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index baa017a206..de9ec60fcf 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ deps =
     pip
     -r tests/requirements.txt
     -r requirements/base.txt
-    -r requirements/optional.txt
     -r requirements/django{env:DJANGO_VER}.txt
     -c constraints.txt