diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 2798d786141..e182be2e005 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ deps =
   psutil
   readme_renderer
   httpretty
-  celery
 
 commands_pre =
   python scripts/eachdist.py install --editable --with-test-deps