diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index a931abc1f8..2925e8bb59 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ deps =
     elasticsearch5: certifi
 
 setenv =
-    postgres: DATABASE_ENGINE=django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2
+    postgres: DATABASE_ENGINE=django.db.backends.postgresql
 
     mysql: DATABASE_ENGINE=django.db.backends.mysql
     mysql: DATABASE_HOST=localhost