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diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9936fe7081..5ff9880c7e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -115,6 +115,16 @@ deps = {[testenv:functional]deps}
 commands =
   {[testenv:functional]commands}
 
+[testenv:functional-without-sample-db-tests]
+description =
+  Run functional tests by excluding the API|Notification
+  sample tests and DB tests. This env is used in
+  placement-nova-tox-functional-py38 job which is defined and
+  run in placement.
+deps = {[testenv:functional]deps}
+commands =
+  stestr --test-path=./nova/tests/functional run --black-regex '((?:api|notification)_sample_tests|functional\.db\.)' {posargs}
+
 [testenv:api-samples]
 setenv =
   {[testenv]setenv}