diff --git a/IPython/testing/iptest.py b/IPython/testing/iptest.py
index 12149c8..2dc78f7 100644
--- a/IPython/testing/iptest.py
+++ b/IPython/testing/iptest.py
@@ -355,19 +355,13 @@ def run_iptest():
         # for nose >= 0.11, though unfortunately nose 0.10 doesn't support it.
         argv.append('--traverse-namespace')
 
-    # Construct list of plugins, omitting the existing doctest plugin, which
-    # ours replaces (and extends).
+    # use our plugin for doctesting.  It will remove the standard doctest plugin
+    # if it finds it enabled
     plugins = [IPythonDoctest(make_exclude()), KnownFailure()]
-    for p in nose.plugins.builtin.plugins:
-        plug = p()
-        if plug.name == 'doctest':
-            continue
-        plugins.append(plug)
-
     # We need a global ipython running in this process
     globalipapp.start_ipython()
     # Now nose can run
-    TestProgram(argv=argv, plugins=plugins)
+    TestProgram(argv=argv, addplugins=plugins)
 
 
 def run_iptestall():
diff --git a/IPython/testing/plugin/ipdoctest.py b/IPython/testing/plugin/ipdoctest.py
index 1199657..c3bdbfb 100644
--- a/IPython/testing/plugin/ipdoctest.py
+++ b/IPython/testing/plugin/ipdoctest.py
@@ -640,6 +640,9 @@ class ExtensionDoctest(doctests.Doctest):
 
     def configure(self, options, config):
         Plugin.configure(self, options, config)
+        # Pull standard doctest plugin out of config; we will do doctesting
+        config.plugins.plugins = [p for p in config.plugins.plugins
+                                  if p.name != 'doctest']
         self.doctest_tests = options.doctest_tests
         self.extension = tolist(options.doctestExtension)
 
@@ -783,6 +786,9 @@ class IPythonDoctest(ExtensionDoctest):
     def configure(self, options, config):
         #print "Configuring nose plugin:", self.name # dbg
         Plugin.configure(self, options, config)
+        # Pull standard doctest plugin out of config; we will do doctesting
+        config.plugins.plugins = [p for p in config.plugins.plugins
+                                  if p.name != 'doctest']
         self.doctest_tests = options.ipdoctest_tests
         self.extension = tolist(options.ipdoctest_extension)