diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 97d73949..3491afca 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -40,17 +40,6 @@ class sdist(setuptools_sdist.sdist):
             level=distutils.log.INFO
         )
 
-        # manual pages
-        command = ['make', '-C', 'doc', 'man']
-        self.announce(
-            'Running make -C doc man target: %s' % str(command),
-            level=distutils.log.INFO
-        )
-        self.announce(
-            subprocess.check_output(command).decode(),
-            level=distutils.log.INFO
-        )
-
         # standard sdist process
         setuptools_sdist.sdist.run(self)
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 7f74b090..236646a1 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ usedevelop = True
 deps = {[testenv:doc]deps}
 changedir=doc
 commands =
+    {[testenv:doc.man]commands}
     travis-sphinx build --nowarn --source ./source
     bash -c 'cp -a ./source/development/schema/images ./doc/build/development || true'