diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index afe2513b2..4813d2f48 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         'websockets>=8.1,<9.0 ; python_version=="3.8"',
         'websockets>=9.0,<10.0 ; python_version=="3.9"',
         'websockets>=10.0; python_version>"3.9"',
-        'paramiko>=2.4.0,<3.0.0',
+        'paramiko>=2.4.0',
         'pyasn1>=0.4.4',
         'toposort>=1.5,<2',
         'typing_inspect>=0.6.0',
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 5827260d6..132b804f1 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ filterwarnings =
 [testenv]
 usedevelop=True
 commands =
-    # These need to be installed in a specific order
-    pip install urllib3
+    pip install urllib3<2
     pip install pylxd
     python -m pytest --tb native -ra -v -s -n auto -k 'not integration' -m 'not serial' {posargs}
 passenv =
@@ -60,16 +59,14 @@ deps =
 [testenv:integration]
 envdir = {toxworkdir}/py3
 commands =
-    # These need to be installed in a specific order
-    pip install urllib3
+    pip install urllib3<2
     pip install pylxd
     python -m pytest --tb native -ra -v -n auto -k 'integration' -m 'not serial' {posargs}
 
 [testenv:unit]
 envdir = {toxworkdir}/py3
 commands =
-    # These need to be installed in a specific order
-    pip install urllib3
+    pip install urllib3<2
     pip install pylxd
     python -m pytest --tb native -ra -v -n auto {toxinidir}/tests/unit {posargs}
 
@@ -77,8 +74,7 @@ commands =
 # tests that can't be run in parallel
 envdir = {toxworkdir}/py3
 commands =
-    # These need to be installed in a specific order
-    pip install urllib3
+    pip install urllib3<2
     pip install pylxd
     python -m pytest --tb native -ra -v -s {posargs:-m 'serial'}