diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2487d0952e..1a334efe2c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def readfile(name):
     'sphinxcontrib-autoprogram',
 ]
 
-testing_extras = tests_require + ['coverage', 'nose']
+testing_extras = tests_require + ['coverage', 'pytest', 'pytest-cov']
 
 branch_version = ".".join(VERSION.split(".")[:2])