diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 5a06912..634b72f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -475,8 +475,8 @@
     pip-extra-reqs -d --ignore-file=tempest/tests/* tempest
     pip-missing-reqs -d --ignore-file=tempest/tests/* tempest
 
-
 [testenv:bindep]
+skip_install = true
 # Do not install any requirements. We want this to be fast and work even if
 # system dependencies are missing, since it's used to tell you what system
 # dependencies are missing! This also means that bindep must be installed