diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index e5450edfb6..5c29867cc8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ jobs:
- "check_codestyle"
- "check_isort"
- "mypy"
- - "packaging"
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/changelog.d/12334.misc b/changelog.d/12334.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10a57e23b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/12334.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove the `tox` packaging job: it will be redundant once #11537 lands.
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3ffd2c3e97..69476b5869 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
[tox]
-envlist = packaging, py37, py38, py39, py310, check_codestyle, check_isort
+envlist = py37, py38, py39, py310, check_codestyle, check_isort
# we require tox>=2.3.2 for the fix to https://github.com/tox-dev/tox/issues/208
minversion = 2.3.2
@@ -138,14 +138,6 @@ setenv =
commands =
python -m synmark {posargs:}
-[testenv:packaging]
-skip_install = true
-usedevelop = false
-deps =
- check-manifest
-commands =
- check-manifest
-
[testenv:check_codestyle]
extras = lint
commands =
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