diff --git a/denose_tests.patch b/denose_tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb981db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/denose_tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/tests/__init__.py
+@@ -0,0 +1 @@
++# This file intentionally left blank.
+--- a/tests/adapters/test_archive_read.py
++++ b/tests/adapters/test_archive_read.py
+@@ -86,4 +86,4 @@ class TestArchiveRead(unittest.TestCase)
+                     u'README.rst': u'libarchive/resources/README.rst',
+                 }
+ 
+-                self.assertEquals(index, expected)
++                self.assertEqual(index, expected)
+--- a/tests/adapters/test_archive_write.py
++++ b/tests/adapters/test_archive_write.py
+@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class TestArchiveWrite(unittest.TestCase
+                 'libarchive/resources/requirements.txt',
+             ]
+ 
+-            self.assertEquals(actual, expected)
++            self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
+ 
+     def test_create_file__unicode(self):
+         with libarchive.test_support.chdir(_APP_PATH):
+@@ -101,4 +101,4 @@ class TestArchiveWrite(unittest.TestCase
+                 unicode_test_filepath.lstrip(os.sep),
+             ]
+ 
+-            self.assertEquals(actual, expected)
++            self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
+--- a/tests/types/test_archive_entry.py
++++ b/tests/types/test_archive_entry.py
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class TestArchiveEntry(unittest.TestCase
+             libarchive.constants.archive_entry.AE_IFBLK | \
+             libarchive.constants.archive_entry.AE_IFMT
+ 
+-        self.assertEquals(n, expected_n)
++        self.assertEqual(n, expected_n)
+ 
+         recovered = libarchive.types.archive_entry.int_to_ef(n)
+ 
+@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ class TestArchiveEntry(unittest.TestCase
+                 IFDIR=True,
+                 IFIFO=True)
+ 
+-        self.assertEquals(recovered, expected_ef)
++        self.assertEqual(recovered, expected_ef)
diff --git a/python-libarchive.changes b/python-libarchive.changes
index f5bd14a..46aa9e2 100644
--- a/python-libarchive.changes
+++ b/python-libarchive.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jul 30 15:43:52 UTC 2020 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- Add denose_tests.patch removing the need for nose
+  (gh#dsoprea/PyEasyArchive#44).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar  3 12:13:41 UTC 2020 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-libarchive.spec b/python-libarchive.spec
index f4bb48f..107eba6 100644
--- a/python-libarchive.spec
+++ b/python-libarchive.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ Summary:        Python adapter for universal, libarchive-based archive access
 License:        GPL-2.0-only
 URL:            https://github.com/dsoprea/PyEasyArchive
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/l/libarchive/libarchive-%{version}.tar.gz
+# PATCH-FEATURE-UPSTREAM denose_tests.patch gh#dsoprea/PyEasyArchive#44 mcepl@suse.com
+# Removes the need for nose test requirement
+Patch0:         denose_tests.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  libarchive-devel
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ Requires:       libarchive-devel
 Conflicts:      python-libarchive-c
 BuildArch:      noarch
 # SECTION test requirements
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module nose}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 # /SECTION
 %ifpython2
 Conflicts:      %{oldpython}-libarchive-c
@@ -46,14 +49,15 @@ A ctypes-based adapter to libarchive.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n libarchive-%{version}
+%autopatch -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build
 
 %check
-# https://github.com/dsoprea/PyEasyArchive/issues/33
 export LANG=en_US.UTF8
-%python_expand nosetests-%{$python_bin_suffix} -v -e test_read_symlinks
+# excluded test due to gh#dsoprea/PyEasyArchive#33
+%pytest -k 'not test_read_symlinks'
 
 %install
 %python_install