diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 51ade41f..1e0c0453 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ commands = oslo-config-generator --config-file=etc/{[base]package}-config-genera
 
 [testenv:docs]
 basepython = {[base]python}
-usedevelop = True
+skip_install = False
 deps =
     -r {toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =