diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b4dfdced..3bf2bea4 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ install_command =
 deps =
     -r{toxinidir}/docs/requirements.txt
 commands =
-    python setup.py clean --all build_ext --force --inplace
     sphinx-build {posargs:-E} -b doctest docs dist/docs
     sphinx-build {posargs:-E} -b html docs dist/docs
     sphinx-build -b linkcheck docs dist/docs
@@ -76,7 +75,9 @@ commands =
     coverage html
 
 [testenv:clean]
-commands = coverage erase
+commands =
+    python setup.py clean
+    coverage erase
 skip_install = true
 deps =
     coverage