diff --git a/roles/build-releasenotes/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/build-releasenotes/tasks/main.yaml
index 8505e09d..f9c9305f 100644
--- a/roles/build-releasenotes/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/build-releasenotes/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -118,5 +118,4 @@
   include_role:
     name: tox
   vars:
-    tox_constraints_file: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/src/git.openstack.org/openstack/requirements/upper-constraints.txt"
     tox_envlist: releasenotes