diff --git a/test/runner/lib/executor.py b/test/runner/lib/executor.py
index 6cdb767b0f..544259bb13 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/executor.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/executor.py
@@ -624,7 +624,6 @@ def command_units(args):
 
         cmd = [
             'pytest',
-            '--boxed',
             '-r', 'a',
             '--color',
             'yes' if args.color else 'no',
diff --git a/test/runner/requirements/units.txt b/test/runner/requirements/units.txt
index a61fc9ce7f..3d7f91211f 100644
--- a/test/runner/requirements/units.txt
+++ b/test/runner/requirements/units.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ passlib
 pycrypto
 pytest
 pytest-mock
-pytest-xdist
 python-memcached
 pyyaml
 redis