diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bd018e1f..3ca0daeb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ with open(fname) as f:
     tests_require = [l.strip() for l in f.readlines()]
 
 if sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 3):
-    # recent versions of mock doesn't support Python 2.6
-    if sys.version_info[:2] == (2, 6):
-        tests_require.append('mock==1.0.1')
-    else:
-        tests_require.append('mock')
+    tests_require.append('mock')
 if sys.version_info[:2] < (2, 7):
     tests_require.append('unittest2')
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 252dc79e..380d8ac1 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ commands = py.test {posargs:tests/}
 deps =
   -rrequirements_test.txt
   py26: unittest2
-  py26: mock==1.0.1
-  py27,pypy,py32,pypy3: mock
+  py2{6,7},pypy,py32,pypy3: mock
   py3{3,4}: aiohttp