diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index c9f83e4e3..c856523b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -17,22 +17,35 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       - uses: TrueBrain/actions-flake8@v1.2
-  lint-local:
-    # do not use external action when secrets are exposed.
+  flake8:
     if: github.event_name == 'push'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
-      - run: pip install flake8
-      - run: flake8 mitmproxy pathod examples test release
+      - run: pip install tox
+      - run: tox -e flake8
+  filename_matching:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      - run: pip install tox
+      - run: tox -e filename_matching
   mypy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
-      - run: pip install mypy
-      - run: mypy .
+      - run: pip install tox
+      - run: tox -e mypy
+  individual_coverage:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      - run: pip install tox
+      - run: tox -e individual_coverage
   test:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 79766a4eb..cfcc3e7f5 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -95,12 +95,15 @@ Testing
 -------
 
 If you've followed the procedure above, you already have all the development
-requirements installed, and you can run the full test suite with tox_:
+requirements installed, and you can run the basic test suite with tox_:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    tox -e py    # runs Python tests
-    tox -e lint  # checks code style
+    tox -e py37    # runs Python tests
+    tox -e flake8  # checks code style style
+    tox -e mypy    # checks static types
+
+Our CI system has additional tox environments that are run on every pull request and branch on GitHub.
 
 For speedier testing, we recommend you run `pytest`_ directly on individual test files or folders:
 
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ For speedier testing, we recommend you run `pytest`_ directly on individual test
     cd test/mitmproxy/addons
     pytest --cov mitmproxy.addons.anticache --cov-report term-missing --looponfail test_anticache.py
 
-Pytest does not check the code style, so you want to run ``tox -e lint`` again before committing.
+Pytest does not check the code style, so you want to run ``tox -e flake8`` again before committing.
 
 Please ensure that all patches are accompanied by matching changes in the test
 suite. The project tries to maintain 100% test coverage and enforces this strictly for some parts of the codebase.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 690a433a1..77b1098c9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ setup(
         ],
         'dev': [
             "asynctest>=0.12.0",
-            "flake8>=3.7.8,<3.8",
             "Flask>=1.0,<1.2",
-            "mypy>=0.740,<0.741",
             "parver>=0.1,<2.0",
             "pytest-asyncio>=0.10.0,<0.11",
             "pytest-cov>=2.7.1,<3",
@@ -103,7 +101,6 @@ setup(
             "pytest>=5.1.3,<6",
             "requests>=2.9.1,<3",
             "tox>=3.5,<3.15",
-            "rstcheck>=2.2,<4.0",
         ],
         'examples': [
             "beautifulsoup4>=4.4.1,<4.9"
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 729d529a1..42da57062 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py35, py36, py37, lint, individual_coverage, wheeltest, docs
+envlist = py35, py36, py37, flake8, filename_matching, mypy, individual_coverage, docs
 skipsdist = True
 toxworkdir={env:TOX_WORK_DIR:.tox}
 
@@ -22,14 +22,25 @@ deps =
 commands =
   bash -c "mitmdump --version 2>&1 | grep 'mitmproxy requires Python 3.6'"
 
-[testenv:lint]
+[testenv:flake8]
+deps = flake8>=3.7.8,<3.8
 commands =
-  mitmdump --version
   flake8 --jobs 8 mitmproxy pathod examples test release
+
+[testenv:filename_matching]
+commands =
   python ./test/filename_matching.py
-  rstcheck README.rst
+
+[testenv:mypy]
+deps = mypy>=0.761,<0.762
+commands =
   mypy .
 
+[testenv:rstcheck]
+deps = rstcheck>=2.2,<4.0
+commands =
+  rstcheck README.rst
+
 [testenv:individual_coverage]
 deps =
   -rrequirements.txt