diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9074ec9..301afda 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ deps =
     .[gui]
     pytest  # https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/contents.html
     pytest-cov  # https://pytest-cov.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
-    pytest-xvfb ; sys_platform == 'linux'
+    pytest-xvfb
 # ignoring contrib tests for now
 commands = pytest -v --color=yes --cov=facemap --cov-append --cov-report=xml --ignore=tests/contrib