diff --git a/build/tox.ini b/build/tox.ini
index 93c79bf7892..3a0ebba4889 100644
--- a/build/tox.ini
+++ b/build/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py26, py27, py33, py34, py35, py36, py37, py38
+envlist = py27, py33, py34, py35, py36, py37, py38
 skip_missing_interpreters=true
 
 [testenv]
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ setenv =
     LC_ALL = C
     SAGE_ROOT = {toxinidir}/..
 
-[testenv:py26]
-deps = unittest2 
-commands = unit2 discover
-
 [testenv:py27]
 commands=python2.7 -m unittest discover