diff --git a/IPython/testing/iptest.py b/IPython/testing/iptest.py
index 523f2f0..b4aba1c 100644
--- a/IPython/testing/iptest.py
+++ b/IPython/testing/iptest.py
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ import tempfile
 import time
 import warnings
 
-# Note: monkeypatch!
-# We need to monkeypatch a small problem in nose itself first, before importing
-# it for actual use.  This should get into nose upstream, but its release cycle
-# is slow and we need it for our parametric tests to work correctly.
-from IPython.testing import nosepatch
-
 # Now, proceed to import nose itself
 import nose.plugins.builtin
 from nose.plugins.xunit import Xunit
diff --git a/IPython/testing/nosepatch.py b/IPython/testing/nosepatch.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 55f62c2..0000000
--- a/IPython/testing/nosepatch.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-"""Monkeypatch nose to accept any callable as a method.
-
-By default, nose's ismethod() fails for static methods.
-Once this is fixed in upstream nose we can disable it.
-
-Notes: 
-
-- As of Nose 1.0.0, the problem persists so this monkeypatch is still
-needed.
-
-- Merely importing this module causes the monkeypatch to be applied."""
-
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#  Copyright (C) 2009-2011  The IPython Development Team
-#
-#  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
-#  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Imports
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-import unittest
-import sys
-import nose.loader
-from inspect import ismethod, isfunction
-
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Classes and functions
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-def getTestCaseNames(self, testCaseClass):
-    """Override to select with selector, unless
-    config.getTestCaseNamesCompat is True
-    """
-    if self.config.getTestCaseNamesCompat:
-        return unittest.TestLoader.getTestCaseNames(self, testCaseClass)
-
-    def wanted(attr, cls=testCaseClass, sel=self.selector):
-        item = getattr(cls, attr, None)
-        # MONKEYPATCH: replace this:
-        #if not ismethod(item):
-        #    return False
-        # return sel.wantMethod(item)
-        # With:
-        if ismethod(item):
-            return sel.wantMethod(item)
-        # static method or something. If this is a static method, we
-        # can't get the class information, and we have to treat it
-        # as a function.  Thus, we will miss things like class
-        # attributes for test selection
-        if isfunction(item):
-            return sel.wantFunction(item)
-        return False
-        # END MONKEYPATCH
-    
-    cases = filter(wanted, dir(testCaseClass))
-    for base in testCaseClass.__bases__:
-        for case in self.getTestCaseNames(base):
-            if case not in cases:
-                cases.append(case)
-    # add runTest if nothing else picked
-    if not cases and hasattr(testCaseClass, 'runTest'):
-        cases = ['runTest']
-    if self.sortTestMethodsUsing:
-        cases.sort(self.sortTestMethodsUsing)
-    return cases
-
-
-##########################################################################
-# Apply monkeypatch here
-# Python 3 must be running with newer version of Nose, so don't touch anything.
-if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
-    nose.loader.TestLoader.getTestCaseNames = getTestCaseNames
-##########################################################################