diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5b42a39..8468914 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ test: test_unit
 
 test_unit:
 	mkdir -p build
-	nosetests tests/unit
+	pytest tests/unit
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e4a8bd7..7817b75 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ flake8==2.3.0
 # Upstream url: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/coverage
 coverage==3.7.1
 
-# nose makes testing easier
-# License: GNU Library or Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
-# Upstream url: http://readthedocs.org/docs/nose
-nose==1.3.7
+# License: MIT
+# Upstream url: https://pypi.org/project/pytest/
+pytest
 
 # Mocking and Patching Library for Testing
 # License: BSD