diff --git a/tests/test_docs.py b/tests/test_docs.py
index 7a41822..720ecf6 100644
--- a/tests/test_docs.py
+++ b/tests/test_docs.py
@@ -41,12 +41,10 @@ assert filenames
 
 # HACK: hardcoded paths, venv should be irrelevant, etc.
 # TODO: replaces the process with Python code
-VENV_BIN = Path(__file__).parent.parent / 'venv/bin'
-VENV_PYTHON = VENV_BIN / 'python'
-VENV_RST2PSEUDOXML = VENV_BIN / 'rst2pseudoxml.py'
+VENV_PYTHON = 'python'
+VENV_RST2PSEUDOXML = 'rst2pseudoxml.py'
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(not os.path.exists(VENV_RST2PSEUDOXML), reason='docutils not installed')
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('filename', filenames)
 def test_rst_file_syntax(filename):
     p = subprocess.Popen(