diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-smmap/template b/srcpkgs/python-smmap/template
index d3eafacc886..743bbe72ec1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-smmap/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-smmap/template
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build_style=python-module
 pycompile_module="smmap"
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
 depends="python"
-checkdepends="python3-nose python3-coverage"
+checkdepends="python3-nose"
 short_desc="Sliding memory map manager (Python2)"
 maintainer="Joseph LaFreniere <joseph@lafreniere.xyz>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=e348efaf6ce81b8c923fb03d5b09f857c87605ff7f1d00b146d4aff9cf1fa776
 
 do_check() {
-	python3 setup.py test
+	nosetests3 -v
 }
 
 post_install() {