diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4ad9e9675..4700e6ca7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -20,12 +20,9 @@ setenv =
   HOME = {envtmpdir}
 
 [testenv:docs]
-basepython = python
-whitelist_externals = make
 changedir = docs
 commands = sphinx-build -W -b html -d {envtmpdir}/doctrees .  {envtmpdir}/html
 
 [testenv:lint]
-basepython = python
 deps = flake8>=2.6.2, <3
 commands = flake8 --jobs 8 --count mitmproxy netlib pathod examples test