diff --git a/pylib/Makefile b/pylib/Makefile
index 978cabd3b..c7d56fd62 100644
--- a/pylib/Makefile
+++ b/pylib/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ CHECKDEPS := $(shell find anki tests -name '*.py' | grep -v buildhash.py)
 	@touch $@
 
 .build/test: $(CHECKDEPS)
-	python -m nose2 --plugin=nose2.plugins.mp -N 16
+	python -m pytest
 	@touch $@
 
 .build/lint: $(CHECKDEPS)
diff --git a/pylib/requirements.dev b/pylib/requirements.dev
index b23c2314e..49b03ef69 100644
--- a/pylib/requirements.dev
+++ b/pylib/requirements.dev
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ wheel
 mypy
 mypy_protobuf
 black
-nose2
+pytest
 # fixme: when isort 5.0 is released, switch to pypi
 git+https://github.com/ankitects/isort#egg=isort
 # fixme: when pylint supports isort 5.0, switch to pypi
diff --git a/pylib/tests/test_exporting.py b/pylib/tests/test_exporting.py
index bb691254f..1ab6b1ee1 100644
--- a/pylib/tests/test_exporting.py
+++ b/pylib/tests/test_exporting.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 import os
 import tempfile
 
-from nose2.tools.decorators import with_setup
-
 from anki import Collection as aopen
 from anki.exporting import *
 from anki.importing import Anki2Importer
@@ -41,8 +39,8 @@ def setup1():
 ##########################################################################
 
 
-@with_setup(setup1)
 def test_export_anki():
+    setup1()
     # create a new deck with its own conf to test conf copying
     did = deck.decks.id("test")
     dobj = deck.decks.get(did)
@@ -83,8 +81,8 @@ def test_export_anki():
     assert d2.cardCount() == 1
 
 
-@with_setup(setup1)
 def test_export_ankipkg():
+    setup1()
     # add a test file to the media folder
     with open(os.path.join(deck.media.dir(), "今日.mp3"), "w") as f:
         f.write("test")
@@ -99,8 +97,8 @@ def test_export_ankipkg():
     e.exportInto(newname)
 
 
-@with_setup(setup1)
 def test_export_anki_due():
+    setup1()
     deck = getEmptyCol()
     f = deck.newNote()
     f["Front"] = "foo"
@@ -132,8 +130,8 @@ def test_export_anki_due():
     assert c.due - deck2.sched.today == 1
 
 
-# @with_setup(setup1)
 # def test_export_textcard():
+#     setup1()
 #     e = TextCardExporter(deck)
 #     f = unicode(tempfile.mkstemp(prefix="ankitest")[1])
 #     os.unlink(f)
@@ -142,8 +140,8 @@ def test_export_anki_due():
 #     e.exportInto(f)
 
 
-@with_setup(setup1)
 def test_export_textnote():
+    setup1()
     e = TextNoteExporter(deck)
     fd, f = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix="ankitest")
     f = str(f)
diff --git a/pylib/tests/test_find.py b/pylib/tests/test_find.py
index f1a79edee..e7dc215de 100644
--- a/pylib/tests/test_find.py
+++ b/pylib/tests/test_find.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # coding: utf-8
-from nose2.tools.such import helper
+import pytest
 
 from anki.find import Finder
 from tests.shared import getEmptyCol
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def test_findCards():
     assert len(deck.findCards("nid:%d" % f.id)) == 2
     assert len(deck.findCards("nid:%d,%d" % (f1id, f2id))) == 2
     # templates
-    with helper.assertRaises(Exception):
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
         deck.findCards("card:foo")
     assert len(deck.findCards("'card:card 1'")) == 4
     assert len(deck.findCards("card:reverse")) == 1
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def test_findCards():
     assert len(deck.findCards("-deck:foo")) == 5
     assert len(deck.findCards("deck:def*")) == 5
     assert len(deck.findCards("deck:*EFAULT")) == 5
-    with helper.assertRaises(Exception):
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
         deck.findCards("deck:*cefault")
     # full search
     f = deck.newNote()
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def test_findCards():
     # assert len(deck.findCards("helloworld", full=True)) == 2
     # assert len(deck.findCards("back:helloworld", full=True)) == 2
     # searching for an invalid special tag should not error
-    with helper.assertRaises(Exception):
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
         len(deck.findCards("is:invalid"))
     # should be able to limit to parent deck, no children
     id = deck.db.scalar("select id from cards limit 1")
@@ -238,9 +238,9 @@ def test_findCards():
     assert len(deck.findCards("added:1")) == deck.cardCount() - 1
     assert len(deck.findCards("added:2")) == deck.cardCount()
     # flag
-    with helper.assertRaises(Exception):
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
         deck.findCards("flag:01")
-    with helper.assertRaises(Exception):
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
         deck.findCards("flag:12")
 
 
diff --git a/qt/Makefile b/qt/Makefile
index 90e355d5a..149a0d129 100644
--- a/qt/Makefile
+++ b/qt/Makefile
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ CHECKDEPS := $(shell find aqt tests -name '*.py')
 	@touch $@
 
 .build/test: $(CHECKDEPS)
-	python -m nose2 --plugin=nose2.plugins.mp -N 16
+	python -m pytest
 	@touch $@
 
 .build/lint: $(CHECKDEPS)
diff --git a/qt/tests/test_addons.py b/qt/tests/test_addons.py
index c5708842c..f13aefe1c 100644
--- a/qt/tests/test_addons.py
+++ b/qt/tests/test_addons.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 from zipfile import ZipFile
 
 from mock import MagicMock
-from nose2.tools.such import helper
 
 from aqt.addons import AddonManager
 
@@ -64,4 +63,4 @@ def assertReadManifest(contents, expectedManifest, nameInZip="manifest.json"):
         adm = AddonManager(MagicMock())
 
         with ZipFile(zfn, "r") as zfile:
-            helper.assertEquals(adm.readManifestFile(zfile), expectedManifest)
+            assert adm.readManifestFile(zfile) == expectedManifest
diff --git a/qt/tools/tests.sh b/qt/tools/tests.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 40c8f8b27..000000000
--- a/qt/tools/tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# Usage:
-# tools/tests.sh  # run all tests
-# tools/tests.sh decks # test only test_decks.py
-# coverage=1 tools/tests.sh # run with coverage test
-
-set -e
-
-BIN="$(cd "`dirname "$0"`"; pwd)"
-export PYTHONPATH=${BIN}/..:${PYTHONPATH}
-
-nose="python -m nose2 --plugin=nose2.plugins.mp -N 16"
-
-dir=.
-
-if [ x$1 = x ]; then
-    lim="tests"
-else
-    lim="tests.test_$1"
-fi
-
-(cd $dir && $nose $lim $args)