diff --git a/nose2.cfg b/nose2.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 451737d6c..000000000
--- a/nose2.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-[unittest]
-verbose = true
-plugins = nose2.plugins.mp
-
-[log-capture]
-always-on = true
-clear-handlers = true
-filter = -nose
-log-level = ERROR
-
-[test-result]
-always-on = true
-descriptions = true
-
-[coverage]
-always-on = true
-coverage = openlp
-coverage-report = html
-
-[multiprocess]
-always-on = false
-processes = 4
-
-[output-buffer]
-always-on = true
-stderr = true
-stdout = true
diff --git a/scripts/check_dependencies.py b/scripts/check_dependencies.py
index 2fbddd69f..19325fbb8 100755
--- a/scripts/check_dependencies.py
+++ b/scripts/check_dependencies.py
@@ -100,12 +100,13 @@ OPTIONAL_MODULES = [
     ('pyodbc', '(ODBC support)'),
     ('psycopg2', '(PostgreSQL support)'),
     ('enchant', '(spell checker)'),
+    ('fitz', '(executable-independent PDF support)'),
     ('pysword', '(import SWORD bibles)'),
     ('uno', '(LibreOffice/OpenOffice support)'),
     # development/testing modules
     ('jenkins', '(access jenkins api)'),
     ('launchpadlib', '(launchpad script support)'),
-    ('nose2', '(testing framework)'),
+    ('pytest', '(testing framework)'),
     ('pylint', '(linter)')
 ]
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5b443dcf7..27af3897d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # E722 do not use bare except, specify exception instead
 # F841 local variable '<variable>' is assigned to but never used
 
+[aliases]
+test=pytest
+
 [pep8]
 exclude=resources.py,vlc.py
 max-line-length = 120
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 90cef4885..260f0f8be 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ using a computer and a data projector.""",
         'pyobjc-framework-Cocoa; platform_system=="Darwin"',
         'PyQt5 >= 5.12',
         'PyQtWebEngine',
+        'python-vlc',
         'pywin32; platform_system=="Windows"',
         'QtAwesome',
         'requests',
@@ -199,13 +200,13 @@ using a computer and a data projector.""",
         'launchpad': ['launchpadlib']
     },
     tests_require=[
-        'nose2',
         'pylint',
         'PyMuPDF',
         'pyodbc',
         'pysword',
+        'pytest',
         'python-xlib; platform_system=="Linux"'
     ],
-    test_suite='nose2.collector.collector',
+    setup_requires=['pytest-runner'],
     entry_points={'gui_scripts': ['openlp = run_openlp:start']}
 )