diff --git a/test/completion/pep0484_comments.py b/test/completion/pep0484_comments.py
index 7707fcc3..050eeb30 100644
--- a/test/completion/pep0484_comments.py
+++ b/test/completion/pep0484_comments.py
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ b
 class Employee:
     pass
 
+# The typing library is not installable for Python 2.6, therefore ignore the
+# following tests.
+# python > 2.6
+
 from typing import List
 x = []   # type: List[Employee]
 #? Employee()
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e865492f..dadbb2fe 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ commands =
     py.test []
 [testenv:py26]
 deps =
-    typing
     unittest2
     {[testenv]deps}
 [testenv:py27]