diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 44c761cc9..45f57c9de 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ whitelist_externals =
 
 [testenv:pep8]
 
-basepython = python3
 commands = flake8
 deps =
     {[testenv]deps}
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ deps =
 [testenv:pylint]
 
 envdir = {toxworkdir}/pep8
-basepython = python3
 deps = {[testenv:pep8]deps}
 commands = pylint -j0 -E --rcfile=.pylintrc -e W,E tobiko