diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 89e3855d38..c4926ac8fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ you'll need the following settings in your `localrc` section:
 If tempest has been successfully configured, a basic set of smoke tests can be run as follows:
 
     $ cd /opt/stack/tempest
-    $ nosetests tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+    $ tox -efull  tempest.scenario.test_network_basic_ops
 
 # DevStack on Xenserver
 
diff --git a/files/apts/general b/files/apts/general
index 85a6711330..2c0d5c09b6 100644
--- a/files/apts/general
+++ b/files/apts/general
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 bridge-utils
-pylint
 python-setuptools
 screen
 unzip
diff --git a/files/apts/horizon b/files/apts/horizon
index df248915f3..eb6651d433 100644
--- a/files/apts/horizon
+++ b/files/apts/horizon
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ python-xattr
 python-sqlalchemy
 python-webob
 python-kombu
-pylint
 python-eventlet
-python-nose
 python-sphinx
 python-mox
 python-kombu
diff --git a/files/apts/swift b/files/apts/swift
index 0c27b5b982..122494c05b 100644
--- a/files/apts/swift
+++ b/files/apts/swift
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ python-coverage
 python-eventlet
 python-greenlet
 python-netifaces
-python-nose
 python-pastedeploy
 python-simplejson
 python-webob
diff --git a/files/rpms-suse/general b/files/rpms-suse/general
index a716c9dc3c..e21c8f7ed7 100644
--- a/files/rpms-suse/general
+++ b/files/rpms-suse/general
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ openssh
 openssl
 psmisc
 python-cmd2 # dist:opensuse-12.3
-python-pylint
 python-setuptools # instead of python-distribute; dist:sle11sp2
 screen
 tar
diff --git a/files/rpms-suse/horizon b/files/rpms-suse/horizon
index d3bde2690c..74764f3356 100644
--- a/files/rpms-suse/horizon
+++ b/files/rpms-suse/horizon
@@ -14,7 +14,5 @@ python-dateutil
 python-eventlet
 python-kombu
 python-mox
-python-nose
-python-pylint
 python-sqlalchemy-migrate
 python-xattr
diff --git a/files/rpms-suse/swift b/files/rpms-suse/swift
index f3c95aad98..b32316fb55 100644
--- a/files/rpms-suse/swift
+++ b/files/rpms-suse/swift
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ python-devel
 python-eventlet
 python-greenlet
 python-netifaces
-python-nose
 python-simplejson
 python-xattr
 sqlite3
diff --git a/files/rpms/general b/files/rpms/general
index ca33a99623..b39d25bf56 100644
--- a/files/rpms/general
+++ b/files/rpms/general
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ openssl-devel # to rebuild pyOpenSSL if needed
 libxml2-devel # dist:rhel6 [2]
 libxslt-devel # dist:rhel6 [2]
 psmisc
-pylint
 python-setuptools
 python-prettytable # dist:rhel6 [1]
 python-virtualenv
diff --git a/files/rpms/horizon b/files/rpms/horizon
index 38d349d7a3..7678716d43 100644
--- a/files/rpms/horizon
+++ b/files/rpms/horizon
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ Django
 gcc
 httpd # NOPRIME
 mod_wsgi  # NOPRIME
-pylint
 python-anyjson
 python-BeautifulSoup
 python-boto
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ python-httplib2
 python-kombu
 python-migrate
 python-mox
-python-nose
 python-paste        #dist:f19,f20
 python-paste-deploy #dist:f19,f20
 python-routes
diff --git a/files/rpms/swift b/files/rpms/swift
index ec53424ada..2f17186191 100644
--- a/files/rpms/swift
+++ b/files/rpms/swift
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ python-coverage
 python-eventlet
 python-greenlet
 python-netifaces
-python-nose
 python-paste-deploy # dist:f19,f20,rhel7
 python-simplejson
 python-webob
diff --git a/tools/fixup_stuff.sh b/tools/fixup_stuff.sh
index 8defc06a3b..15ed6e7a62 100755
--- a/tools/fixup_stuff.sh
+++ b/tools/fixup_stuff.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #   - (re)start messagebus daemon
 #   - remove distro packages python-crypto and python-lxml
 #   - pre-install hgtools to work around a bug in RHEL6 distribute
-#   - install nose 1.1 from EPEL
 
 set -o errexit
 set -o xtrace
@@ -161,12 +160,4 @@ if [[ $DISTRO =~ (rhel6) ]]; then
     # Note we do this before the track-depends in ``stack.sh``.
     pip_install hgtools
 
-
-    # RHEL6's version of ``python-nose`` is incompatible with Tempest.
-    # Install nose 1.1 (Tempest-compatible) from EPEL
-    install_package python-nose1.1
-    # Add a symlink for the new nosetests to allow tox for Tempest to
-    # work unmolested.
-    sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/nosetests1.1 /usr/local/bin/nosetests
-
 fi