diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/monty/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/monty/default.nix
index 53f139dde34..4690f9f8820 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/monty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/monty/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pythonOlder
 , msgpack
-, nose
+, pytestCheckHook
 , numpy
 , pydantic
 , pymongo
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   checkInputs = [
-    nose
+    pytestCheckHook
     numpy
     pydantic
     pymongo
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       --replace 'self.assertEqual("/usr/bin/find", which("/usr/bin/find"))' '#'
   '';
 
-  checkPhase = ''
-    runHook preCheck
-    nosetests -v
-    runHook postCheck
-  '';
-
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Serves as a complement to the Python standard library by providing a suite of tools to solve many common problems";
     longDescription = "