diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e79d88500..4065245ee 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -11,12 +11,8 @@ deps =
 extras =
     tests
 commands =
-    make clean
-    {envpython} -m pip install .
     {envpython} selftest.py
     {envpython} -m pytest -W always {posargs}
-allowlist_externals =
-    make
 
 [testenv:lint]
 skip_install = true