diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 53d4fe1b2..be0d7ee30 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ envlist =
     py37-freeze
     docs
     docs-checklinks
-requires = pip >= 20.3.1
 
 [testenv]
 commands =