diff --git a/ci/install_conda_env.sh b/ci/install_conda_env.sh
index 36c396865..cf3cfcb25 100755
--- a/ci/install_conda_env.sh
+++ b/ci/install_conda_env.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ conda create -n hosts python=$PYTHON_VERSION || exit 1
 source activate hosts
 
 echo "Installing packages..."
-conda install mock nose flake8
+conda install mock flake8
diff --git a/ci/test_repo.sh b/ci/test_repo.sh
index f918d9b4b..0ca8a7f77 100755
--- a/ci/test_repo.sh
+++ b/ci/test_repo.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 echo "Running unittests..."
 source activate hosts
 
-nosetests
+python testUpdateHostsFile.py
diff --git a/readme_template.md b/readme_template.md
index 2bc9425e2..bb8df9160 100644
--- a/readme_template.md
+++ b/readme_template.md
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ To run unit tests, in the top level directory, just run:
 
     python testUpdateHostsFile.py
 
-You can also install `nose` with `pip` and then just run:
-
-    nosetests
-
 **Note** if you are using Python 2, you must first install the `mock` library:
 
     pip install mock