diff --git a/tools/pip-requires b/requirements.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/pip-requires
rename to requirements.txt
diff --git a/tools/test-requires b/test-requirements.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/test-requires
rename to test-requirements.txt
diff --git a/tools/install_venv.py b/tools/install_venv.py
index 5d4b290..1664b35 100644
--- a/tools/install_venv.py
+++ b/tools/install_venv.py
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
 def main(argv):
     root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
     venv = os.path.join(root, '.venv')
-    pip_requires = os.path.join(root, 'tools', 'pip-requires')
-    test_requires = os.path.join(root, 'tools', 'test-requires')
+    pip_requires = os.path.join(root, 'requirements.txt')
+    test_requires = os.path.join(root, 'test-requirements.txt')
     py_version = "python%s.%s" % (sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1])
     project = 'Tempest'
     install = install_venv.InstallVenv(root, venv, pip_requires, test_requires,
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 924e844..e31e43d 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@
 
 [testenv:venv]
 commands = {posargs}
-deps = -r{toxinidir}/tools/pip-requires
-       -r{toxinidir}/tools/test-requires
+deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
+       -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
 
 [testenv:pep8]
 commands = flake8
-deps = -r{toxinidir}/tools/pip-requires
-       -r{toxinidir}/tools/test-requires
+deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
+       -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
 
 [hacking]
 local-check-factory = tempest.hacking.checks.factory