diff --git a/denose.patch b/denose.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e86dc95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/denose.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+--- a/tests/run.py
++++ b/tests/run.py
+@@ -16,18 +16,13 @@ from __future__ import print_function
+ 
+ import os
+ import sys
++import unittest
+ 
+ # only find tests in this directory
+ if os.path.dirname(__file__):
+     os.chdir(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+ 
+ 
+-try:
+-    import nose
+-except ImportError:
+-    print('nose is required to run the Pygments test suite')
+-    sys.exit(1)
+-
+ # make sure the current source is first on sys.path
+ sys.path.insert(0, '..')
+ 
+@@ -47,4 +42,4 @@ else:
+     print('Pygments test suite running (Python %s)...' % sys.version.split()[0],
+           file=sys.stderr)
+ 
+-nose.main()
++unittest.main()
+--- a/tests/support.py
++++ b/tests/support.py
+@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Support for Pygments tests
+ 
+ import os
+ 
+-from nose import SkipTest
++from unittest import SkipTest
+ 
+ 
+ def location(mod_name):
+--- a/tests/test_cmdline.py
++++ b/tests/test_cmdline.py
+@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class CmdLineTest(unittest.TestCase):
+ 
+     def test_h_opt(self):
+         o = self.check_success('-h')
+-        self.assertTrue('Usage:' in o)
++        self.assertIn('Usage:', o)
+ 
+     def test_L_opt(self):
+         o = self.check_success('-L')
+@@ -157,37 +157,37 @@ class CmdLineTest(unittest.TestCase):
+         filename = TESTFILE
+         o = self.check_success('-Ofull=1,linenos=true,foo=bar',
+                                '-fhtml', filename)
+-        self.assertTrue('<html' in o)
+-        self.assertTrue('class="linenos"' in o)
++        self.assertIn('<html', o)
++        self.assertIn('class="linenos"', o)
+ 
+         # "foobar" is invalid for a bool option
+         e = self.check_failure('-Ostripnl=foobar', TESTFILE)
+-        self.assertTrue('Error: Invalid value' in e)
++        self.assertIn('Error: Invalid value', e)
+         e = self.check_failure('-Ostripnl=foobar', '-lpy')
+-        self.assertTrue('Error: Invalid value' in e)
++        self.assertIn('Error: Invalid value', e)
+ 
+     def test_P_opt(self):
+         filename = TESTFILE
+         o = self.check_success('-Pfull', '-Ptitle=foo, bar=baz=,',
+                                '-fhtml', filename)
+-        self.assertTrue('<title>foo, bar=baz=,</title>' in o)
++        self.assertIn('<title>foo, bar=baz=,</title>', o)
+ 
+     def test_F_opt(self):
+         filename = TESTFILE
+         o = self.check_success('-Fhighlight:tokentype=Name.Blubb,'
+                                'names=TESTFILE filename',
+                                '-fhtml', filename)
+-        self.assertTrue('<span class="n n-Blubb' in o)
++        self.assertIn('<span class="n n-Blubb', o)
+ 
+     def test_H_opt(self):
+         o = self.check_success('-H', 'formatter', 'html')
+-        self.assertTrue('HTML' in o)
++        self.assertIn('HTML', o)
+         o = self.check_success('-H', 'lexer', 'python')
+-        self.assertTrue('Python' in o)
++        self.assertIn('Python', o)
+         o = self.check_success('-H', 'filter', 'raiseonerror')
+-        self.assertTrue('raiseonerror', o)
++        self.assertIn('raiseonerror', o)
+         e = self.check_failure('-H', 'lexer', 'foobar')
+-        self.assertTrue('not found' in e)
++        self.assertIn('not found', e)
+ 
+     def test_S_opt(self):
+         o = self.check_success('-S', 'default', '-f', 'html', '-O', 'linenos=1')
+@@ -196,11 +196,11 @@ class CmdLineTest(unittest.TestCase):
+             # every line is for a token class
+             parts = line.split()
+             self.assertTrue(parts[0].startswith('.'))
+-            self.assertTrue(parts[1] == '{')
++            self.assertEqual(parts[1], '{')
+             if parts[0] != '.hll':
+-                self.assertTrue(parts[-4] == '}')
+-                self.assertTrue(parts[-3] == '/*')
+-                self.assertTrue(parts[-1] == '*/')
++                self.assertEqual(parts[-4], '}')
++                self.assertEqual(parts[-3], '/*')
++                self.assertEqual(parts[-1], '*/')
+         self.check_failure('-S', 'default', '-f', 'foobar')
+ 
+     def test_N_opt(self):
+@@ -228,68 +228,69 @@ class CmdLineTest(unittest.TestCase):
+             self.check_failure(*opts, code=2)
+ 
+     def test_errors(self):
++        this_file_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
++        empty_file = os.path.join(this_file_dir, 'support/empty.py')
++
+         # input file not found
+         e = self.check_failure('-lpython', 'nonexistent.py')
+-        self.assertTrue('Error: cannot read infile' in e)
+-        self.assertTrue('nonexistent.py' in e)
++        self.assertIn('Error: cannot read infile', e)
++        self.assertIn('nonexistent.py', e)
+ 
+         # lexer not found
+         e = self.check_failure('-lfooo', TESTFILE)
+-        self.assertTrue('Error: no lexer for alias' in e)
++        self.assertIn('Error: no lexer for alias', e)
+ 
+         # cannot load .py file without load_from_file flag
+         e = self.check_failure('-l', 'nonexistent.py', TESTFILE)
+-        self.assertTrue('Error: no lexer for alias' in e)
++        self.assertIn('Error: no lexer for alias', e)
+ 
+         # lexer file is missing/unreadable
+         e = self.check_failure('-l', 'nonexistent.py',
+                                '-x', TESTFILE)
+-        self.assertTrue('Error: cannot read' in e)
++        self.assertIn('Error: cannot read', e)
+ 
+         # lexer file is malformed
+-        e = self.check_failure('-l', 'support/empty.py',
+-                               '-x', TESTFILE)
+-        self.assertTrue('Error: no valid CustomLexer class found' in e)
++        e = self.check_failure('-l', empty_file, '-x', TESTFILE)
++        self.assertIn('Error: no valid CustomLexer class found', e)
+ 
+         # formatter not found
+         e = self.check_failure('-lpython', '-ffoo', TESTFILE)
+-        self.assertTrue('Error: no formatter found for name' in e)
++        self.assertIn('Error: no formatter found for name', e)
+ 
+         # formatter for outfile not found
+         e = self.check_failure('-ofoo.foo', TESTFILE)
+-        self.assertTrue('Error: no formatter found for file name' in e)
++        self.assertIn('Error: no formatter found for file name', e)
+ 
+         # cannot load .py file without load_from_file flag
+         e = self.check_failure('-f', 'nonexistent.py', TESTFILE)
+-        self.assertTrue('Error: no formatter found for name' in e)
++        self.assertIn('Error: no formatter found for name', e)
+ 
+         # formatter file is missing/unreadable
+         e = self.check_failure('-f', 'nonexistent.py',
+                                '-x', TESTFILE)
+-        self.assertTrue('Error: cannot read' in e)
++        self.assertIn('Error: cannot read', e)
+ 
+         # formatter file is malformed
+-        e = self.check_failure('-f', 'support/empty.py',
+-                               '-x', TESTFILE)
+-        self.assertTrue('Error: no valid CustomFormatter class found' in e)
++        e = self.check_failure('-f', empty_file, '-x', TESTFILE)
++        self.assertIn('Error: no valid CustomFormatter class found', e)
+ 
+         # output file not writable
+         e = self.check_failure('-o', os.path.join('nonexistent', 'dir', 'out.html'),
+                                '-lpython', TESTFILE)
+-        self.assertTrue('Error: cannot open outfile' in e)
+-        self.assertTrue('out.html' in e)
++        self.assertIn('Error: cannot open outfile', e)
++        self.assertIn('out.html', e)
+ 
+         # unknown filter
+         e = self.check_failure('-F', 'foo', TESTFILE)
+-        self.assertTrue('Error: filter \'foo\' not found' in e)
++        self.assertIn('Error: filter \'foo\' not found', e)
+ 
+     def test_exception(self):
+         cmdline.highlight = None  # override callable to provoke TypeError
+         try:
+             # unexpected exception while highlighting
+             e = self.check_failure('-lpython', TESTFILE)
+-            self.assertTrue('*** Error while highlighting:' in e)
+-            self.assertTrue('TypeError' in e)
++            self.assertIn('*** Error while highlighting:', e)
++            self.assertIn('TypeError', e)
+ 
+             # same with -v: should reraise the exception
+             try:
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/tests/__init__.py
+@@ -0,0 +1 @@
++
diff --git a/python-Pygments.changes b/python-Pygments.changes
index 5443be3..73d7962 100644
--- a/python-Pygments.changes
+++ b/python-Pygments.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 10 01:20:08 UTC 2019 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- Added denose.patch removing dependency on the nose package.
+  https://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/pygments-main/issues/1490/remove-nose-dependency
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Dec  4 12:52:17 UTC 2018 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-Pygments.spec b/python-Pygments.spec
index a52a861..a349114 100644
--- a/python-Pygments.spec
+++ b/python-Pygments.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-Pygments
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            http://pygments.org
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/P/Pygments/Pygments-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0:         python_37.diff
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module nose}
+Patch1:         denose.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
+# We need pytest just because of its test runner, it seems even
+# python3 stdlib unittest runner doesn't work
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-setuptools
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ source code. Highlights are:
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n Pygments-%{version}
-%patch0 -p1
+%autopatch -p1
 # Remove non-oss licensed files, see bnc# 760344
 rm tests/examplefiles/{Sorting,test}.mod
 
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ rm tests/examplefiles/{Sorting,test}.mod
 %python_install
 %{python_expand %$python_install
 mv %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pygmentize %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pygmentize-%{$python_bin_suffix}
+rm -rf %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}/tests
 %fdupes -s %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 %if "%{python3_bin_suffix}" != ""
 install -Dm0644 doc/pygmentize.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/pygmentize.1
@@ -81,8 +85,9 @@ install -Dm0644 doc/pygmentize.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/pygmentize.1
 %python_install_alternative pygmentize
 
 %check
-export PYTHONDEBUG=1
-%python_exec tests/run.py
+# export PYTHONDEBUG=1
+export PYTHONPATH=tests
+%python_expand py.test-%{$python_bin_suffix} --disable-warnings -v tests
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %license LICENSE