diff --git a/python/tox.ini b/python/tox.ini
index 64a693bbc..ea4c35b1f 100644
--- a/python/tox.ini
+++ b/python/tox.ini
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ deps =
     pytest
     pytest-timeout
     pytest-xdist
-    pdbpp
     requests
 # urllib3 2.0 does not work in manylinux2014 containers.
 # https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/issues/4788