diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
index b23f9a2b8d..446fb4f6a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
@@ -49,10 +49,8 @@ jobs:
         + repr(ssl.OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER))"
       env: ${{ matrix.env }}
     - name: Log PyOpenSSL version
-      run: >-
-        python -m tox --run-command
-        "{envpython} -m OpenSSL.debug"
-        || :
+      run: |
+        python -m tox -e openssl-version
       env: ${{ matrix.env }}
     - name: Test with tox
       run: |
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 8678eaf841..00d45940bc 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 envlist = python
 minversion = 3.13.2
-requires =
-    tox-run-command >= 0.4
 
 [testenv]
 deps =
@@ -32,6 +30,10 @@ setenv =
     PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=x
     WEBTEST_INTERACTIVE=false
 
+[testenv:openssl-version]
+commands =
+    python -m OpenSSL.debug
+
 [testenv:build-docs]
 basepython = python3.7
 description = Build The Docs