diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pastedeploy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pastedeploy/default.nix
index 34fb090179b6..3301521b085e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pastedeploy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pastedeploy/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 { stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
-, nose
+, pytestrunner
+, pytest
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -13,7 +14,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "d423fb9d51fdcf853aa4ff43ac7ec469b643ea19590f67488122d6d0d772350a";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ nose ];
+  buildInputs = [ pytestrunner ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
+
+  # no tests in PyPI tarball
+  # should be included with versions > 2.0.1
+  doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Load, configure, and compose WSGI applications and servers";