diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 05ca220d..f82d62cb 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ allowlist_externals =
     touch
 deps = 
     -r{toxinidir}/requirements/quality.txt
-     pip install setuptools
+     setuptools
 commands =
     touch tests/__init__.py
     pylint edx_django_utils tests test_utils manage.py setup.py