diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c72bd7c0a..89383e6fb 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ envlist =
     docs
 
 [testenv]
-commands = pytest --lsof -rfsxX {posargs:testing}
+commands = pytest --lsof -ra {posargs:testing}
 passenv = USER USERNAME
 setenv=
     pluggymaster: _PYTEST_SETUP_SKIP_PLUGGY_DEP=1
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ deps =
     pluggymaster: git+https://github.com/pytest-dev/pluggy.git@master
 
 [testenv:py26]
-commands = pytest --lsof -rfsxX {posargs:testing}
+commands = pytest --lsof -ra {posargs:testing}
 # pinning mock to last supported version for python 2.6
 deps =
     hypothesis<3.0
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ deps =
     mock
     nose
 commands =
-    pytest -n3 -rfsxX --runpytest=subprocess {posargs:testing}
+    pytest -n3 -ra --runpytest=subprocess {posargs:testing}
 
 
 [testenv:linting]
@@ -69,26 +69,26 @@ deps =
     nose
     hypothesis>=3.5.2
 commands =
-    pytest -n1 -rfsxX {posargs:testing}
+    pytest -n1 -ra {posargs:testing}
 
 [testenv:py35-xdist]
 deps = {[testenv:py27-xdist]deps}
 commands =
-    pytest -n3 -rfsxX {posargs:testing}
+    pytest -n3 -ra {posargs:testing}
 
 [testenv:py27-pexpect]
 changedir = testing
 platform = linux|darwin
 deps = pexpect
 commands =
-    pytest -rfsxX test_pdb.py test_terminal.py test_unittest.py
+    pytest -ra test_pdb.py test_terminal.py test_unittest.py
 
 [testenv:py35-pexpect]
 changedir = testing
 platform = linux|darwin
 deps = {[testenv:py27-pexpect]deps}
 commands =
-    pytest -rfsxX test_pdb.py test_terminal.py test_unittest.py
+    pytest -ra test_pdb.py test_terminal.py test_unittest.py
 
 [testenv:py27-nobyte]
 deps =
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ distribute = true
 setenv =
     PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 commands =
-    pytest -n3 -rfsxX {posargs:testing}
+    pytest -n3 -ra {posargs:testing}
 
 [testenv:py27-trial]
 deps = twisted
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ commands =
 [testenv:py27-numpy]
 deps=numpy
 commands=
-  pytest -rfsxX {posargs:testing/python/approx.py}
+  pytest -ra {posargs:testing/python/approx.py}
 
 [testenv:py35-numpy]
 deps=numpy
 commands=
-  pytest -rfsxX {posargs:testing/python/approx.py}
+  pytest -ra {posargs:testing/python/approx.py}
 
 [testenv:docs]
 skipsdist = True
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ changedir = doc/
 deps =
     PyYAML
 commands =
-    pytest -rfsxX en
+    pytest -ra en
     pytest --doctest-modules --pyargs _pytest
 
 [testenv:regen]
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ commands =
 [testenv:jython]
 changedir = testing
 commands =
-    {envpython} {envbindir}/py.test-jython -rfsxX {posargs}
+    {envpython} {envbindir}/py.test-jython -ra {posargs}
 
 [testenv:freeze]
 changedir = testing/freeze
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ commands =
 minversion = 2.0
 plugins = pytester
 #--pyargs --doctest-modules --ignore=.tox
-addopts = -rxsX -p pytester --ignore=testing/cx_freeze
+addopts = -ra -p pytester --ignore=testing/cx_freeze
 rsyncdirs = tox.ini pytest.py _pytest testing
 python_files = test_*.py *_test.py testing/*/*.py
 python_classes = Test Acceptance