diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a1357c91..14d091c9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ before_install:
 install:
 - |
   if [ "$TEST_TYPE" = build ]; then
-    pip install -e .[test]
+    pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
     python setup.py develop
   elif [ "$TEST_TYPE" = lint ]; then
     pip install flake8
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5cd386cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+-e .
+pytest
+pytest-benchmark
+pytest-cov
+pytest-mock
+snapshottest
+coveralls
+six
+mock
+pytz
+iso8601
+pre-commit
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 46a9f427..a449af88 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import re
 import sys
 
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-from setuptools.command.test import test as TestCommand
 
 _version_re = re.compile(r'VERSION\s+=\s+(.*)')
 
@@ -23,38 +22,6 @@ except Exception:
 sys.path[:] = path_copy
 
 
-class PyTest(TestCommand):
-    user_options = [('pytest-args=', 'a', "Arguments to pass to py.test")]
-
-    def initialize_options(self):
-        TestCommand.initialize_options(self)
-        self.pytest_args = []
-
-    def finalize_options(self):
-        TestCommand.finalize_options(self)
-        self.test_args = []
-        self.test_suite = True
-
-    def run_tests(self):
-        # import here, cause outside the eggs aren't loaded
-        import pytest
-        errno = pytest.main(self.pytest_args)
-        sys.exit(errno)
-
-
-tests_require = [
-    'pytest',
-    'pytest-benchmark',
-    'pytest-cov',
-    'pytest-mock',
-    'snapshottest',
-    'coveralls',
-    'six',
-    'mock',
-    'pytz',
-    'iso8601',
-]
-
 setup(
     name='graphene',
     version=version,
@@ -94,9 +61,7 @@ setup(
         'promise>=2.1,<3',
         'aniso8601>=3,<4',
     ],
-    tests_require=tests_require,
     extras_require={
-        'test': tests_require,
         'django': [
             'graphene-django',
         ],
@@ -104,5 +69,4 @@ setup(
             'graphene-sqlalchemy',
         ]
     },
-    cmdclass={'test': PyTest},
 )
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3c2860c9..401aa8b1 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ envlist = flake8,py27,py33,py34,py35,py36,pre-commit,pypy
 skipsdist = true
 
 [testenv]
-deps = .[test]
+deps =
+    -rrequirements-dev.txt
 setenv =
      PYTHONPATH = .:{envdir}
 commands=