---
 parameterized/parameterized.py |    2 +-
 parameterized/test.py          |   34 ++++++++++++++--------------------
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

--- a/parameterized/parameterized.py
+++ b/parameterized/parameterized.py
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ def default_name_func(func, num, p):
 
 _test_runner_override = None
 _test_runner_guess = False
-_test_runners = set(["unittest", "unittest2", "nose", "nose2", "pytest"])
+_test_runners = set(["unittest", "unittest2", "nose2", "pytest"])
 _test_runner_aliases = {
     "_pytest": "pytest",
 }
--- a/parameterized/test.py
+++ b/parameterized/test.py
@@ -5,13 +5,7 @@ import sys
 import mock
 from functools import wraps
 from unittest import TestCase
-try:
-    from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_raises
-except ImportError:
-    def assert_equal(*args, **kwds):
-        return TestCase().assertEqual(*args, **kwds)
-    def assert_raises(*args, **kwds):
-        return TestCase().assertRaises(*args, **kwds)
+import pytest
 
 from .parameterized import (
     PY3, PY2, parameterized, param, parameterized_argument_value_pairs,
@@ -145,12 +139,12 @@ if not PYTEST:
             self.actual_order = self.stack.pop(0)
 
         def tearDown(self):
-            missing_tests.remove("teardown_called(%s)" %(self.stack.pop(0), ))
+            missing_tests.remove("teardown_called(%s)" % (self.stack.pop(0), ))
 
         @parameterized([(1, ), (2, )])
         def test_setup(self, count, *a):
-            assert_equal(self.actual_order, "setup %s" %(count, ))
-            missing_tests.remove("test_setup(%s)" %(self.actual_order, ))
+            assert self.actual_order == "setup %s" % count
+            missing_tests.remove("test_setup(%s)" % self.actual_order)
 
 
 def custom_naming_func(custom_tag):
@@ -361,9 +355,9 @@ class TestParamerizedOnTestCase(TestCase
         frame_locals = frame[0].f_locals
         nose_test_method_name = frame_locals['a'][0]._testMethodName
         expected_name = "test_on_TestCase2_custom_name_" + parameterized.to_safe_name(foo)
-        assert_equal(nose_test_method_name, expected_name,
-                     "Test Method name '%s' did not get customized to expected: '%s'" %
-                     (nose_test_method_name, expected_name))
+        assert nose_test_method_name == expected_name, \
+                     "Test Method name '%s' did not get customized to expected: '%s'" % \
+                     (nose_test_method_name, expected_name)
         missing_tests.remove("%s(%r, bar=%r)" %(expected_name, foo, bar))
 
 
@@ -385,7 +379,7 @@ class TestParameterizedExpandDocstring(T
         actual_docstring = test_method.__doc__
         if rstrip:
             actual_docstring = actual_docstring.rstrip()
-        assert_equal(actual_docstring, expected_docstring)
+        assert actual_docstring == expected_docstring
 
     @parameterized.expand([param("foo")],
                           doc_func=lambda f, n, p: "stuff")
@@ -453,7 +447,7 @@ def test_helpful_error_on_empty_iterable
 
 def test_skip_test_on_empty_iterable():
     func = parameterized([], skip_on_empty=True)(lambda: None)
-    assert_raises(SkipTest, func)
+    pytest.raises(SkipTest, func)
 
 
 def test_helpful_error_on_empty_iterable_input_expand():
@@ -486,7 +480,7 @@ def test_helpful_error_on_non_iterable_i
 
 def tearDownModule():
     missing = sorted(list(missing_tests))
-    assert_equal(missing, [])
+    assert missing == []
 
 def test_old_style_classes():
     if PY3:
@@ -536,7 +530,7 @@ class TestOldStyleClass:
 def test_parameterized_argument_value_pairs(func_params, p, expected):
     helper = eval("lambda %s: None" %(func_params, ))
     actual = parameterized_argument_value_pairs(helper, p)
-    assert_equal(actual, expected)
+    assert actual == expected
 
 
 @parameterized([
@@ -546,7 +540,7 @@ def test_parameterized_argument_value_pa
     (123456789, "12...89", 4),
 ])
 def test_short_repr(input, expected, n=6):
-    assert_equal(short_repr(input, n=n), expected)
+    assert short_repr(input, n=n) == expected
 
 @parameterized([
     ("foo", ),
@@ -560,7 +554,7 @@ cases_over_10 = [(i, i+1) for i in range
 
 @parameterized(cases_over_10)
 def test_cases_over_10(input, expected):
-    assert_equal(input, expected-1)
+    assert input == expected-1
 
 
 @parameterized_class(("a", "b", "c"), [
@@ -579,7 +573,7 @@ class TestParameterizedClass(TestCase):
 
     def _assertions(self, test_name):
         assert hasattr(self, "a")
-        assert_equal(self.b + self.c, 3)
+        assert self.b + self.c == 3
         missing_tests.remove("%s:%s(%r, %r, %r)" %(
             self.__class__.__name__,
             test_name,