diff --git a/.scripts/run-tests.sh b/.scripts/run-tests.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b1f9724..00000000
--- a/.scripts/run-tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -e
-set -u
-set -x
-set -v
-
-cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/python
-
-openssl aes-256-cbc -K $encrypted_fd8d0295d62e_key -iv $encrypted_fd8d0295d62e_iv -in travis-liveconfig.enc -out travis-liveconfig -d
-
-tox -- --liveconfig travis-liveconfig 
-
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5f5b7f58..ea38e4d9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ script:
   - source venv/bin/activate
   - pip install tox
   - if [ -e /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdeltachat.so ]; then ldd /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdeltachat.so; fi
-  - if [ -n "$TESTS" ]; then bash $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/.scripts/run-tests.sh ; fi
+  - if [ -n "$TESTS" ]; then tox; fi
   - if [ -n "$DOCS" ]; then tox -e doc; fi
   - popd
 
diff --git a/python/travis-liveconfig.enc b/python/travis-liveconfig.enc
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index 5af269e1..00000000
--- a/python/travis-liveconfig.enc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
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