diff --git a/doc/test/plugin/skipping.txt b/doc/test/plugin/skipping.txt
index 331b2d5a6..9abd7d258 100644
--- a/doc/test/plugin/skipping.txt
+++ b/doc/test/plugin/skipping.txt
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ apply the function will be skipped.
 
 .. _`whole class- or module level`: mark.html#scoped-marking
 
+.. _xfail:
 
 mark a test function as **expected to fail**
 -------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/py/_plugin/pytest_skipping.py b/py/_plugin/pytest_skipping.py
index 6a3afd2e9..74893c8ae 100644
--- a/py/_plugin/pytest_skipping.py
+++ b/py/_plugin/pytest_skipping.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ apply the function will be skipped.
 
 .. _`whole class- or module level`: mark.html#scoped-marking
 
+.. _xfail:
 
 mark a test function as **expected to fail**
 -------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 5c5d446bd..c6a4ba359 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ basepython=python
 changedir={toxinidir}
 deps=docutils 
      pygments
-     {distshare}/execnet-**LATEST**
      {distshare}/py-**LATEST**
      {distshare}/pytest-xdist-**LATEST**
      pytest-figleaf