--- a/test_apipkg.py
+++ b/test_apipkg.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ModuleType = types.ModuleType
 class TestRealModule:
 
     def setup_class(cls):
-        cls.tmpdir = py.test.ensuretemp('test_apipkg')
+        cls.tmpdir = py.path.local('test_apipkg')
         sys.path = [str(cls.tmpdir)] + sys.path
         pkgdir = cls.tmpdir.ensure('realtest', dir=1)
 
@@ -319,8 +319,10 @@ def test_error_loading_one_element(monke
     import errorloading1
     assert isinstance(errorloading1, apipkg.ApiModule)
     assert errorloading1.y == 0
-    py.test.raises(ImportError, 'errorloading1.x')
-    py.test.raises(ImportError, 'errorloading1.x')
+    with pytest.raises(ImportError):
+        errorloading1.x
+    with pytest.raises(ImportError):
+        errorloading1.x
 
 
 def test_onfirstaccess(tmpdir, monkeypatch):
@@ -493,7 +495,8 @@ def test_aliasmodule_proxy_methods(tmpdi
     assert doit is orig.doit
 
     del proxy.doit
-    py.test.raises(AttributeError, "orig.doit")
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        orig.doit
 
     proxy.doit = doit
     assert orig.doit is doit