diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/leather/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/leather/default.nix
index d3b446b9c331..138a412017fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/leather/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/leather/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 , six
 , cssselect
 , lxml
-, nose
+, pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -22,15 +22,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     cssselect
     lxml
-    nose
+    pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  checkPhase = ''
-    runHook preCheck
-    nosetests
-    runHook postCheck
-  '';
-
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://leather.rtfd.io";
     description = "Python charting library";