diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index 9f750f26d7..45a661185c 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ PyContracts==1.7.1
 python-subunit==0.0.16
 pyquery==1.2.9
 radon==1.2
-rednose==0.4.3
 selenium==2.53.1
 splinter==0.5.4
 testtools==0.9.34
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ff0de38a54..9d151f6fc7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [nosetests]
 logging-clear-handlers=1
 with-xunit=1
-rednose=1
 with-ignore-docstrings=1
 with-id=1
 exclude-dir=lms/envs