diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c8fffcd3..d78a48cc 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ commands =
     python -Wd -m pytest {posargs}
 
 [testenv:quality]
-basepython = python3.8
 allowlist_externals =
     make
 deps =