diff --git a/IPython/extensions/tests/test_storemagic.py b/IPython/extensions/tests/test_storemagic.py
index 6f8371d..acf1abf 100644
--- a/IPython/extensions/tests/test_storemagic.py
+++ b/IPython/extensions/tests/test_storemagic.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import tempfile, os
 
 from traitlets.config.loader import Config
-import nose.tools as nt
 
 
 def setup_module():
@@ -23,10 +22,10 @@ def test_store_restore():
     ip.magic('store foobar foobaz')
 
     # Check storing
-    nt.assert_equal(ip.db['autorestore/foo'], 78)
-    nt.assert_in('bar', ip.db['stored_aliases'])
-    nt.assert_equal(ip.db['autorestore/foobar'], 79)
-    nt.assert_equal(ip.db['autorestore/foobaz'], '80')
+    assert ip.db["autorestore/foo"] == 78
+    assert "bar" in ip.db["stored_aliases"]
+    assert ip.db["autorestore/foobar"] == 79
+    assert ip.db["autorestore/foobaz"] == "80"
 
     # Remove those items
     ip.user_ns.pop('foo', None)
@@ -37,14 +36,14 @@ def test_store_restore():
     ip.user_ns['_dh'][:] = []
 
     # Check restoring
-    ip.magic('store -r foo bar foobar foobaz')
-    nt.assert_equal(ip.user_ns['foo'], 78)
-    assert ip.alias_manager.is_alias('bar')
-    nt.assert_equal(ip.user_ns['foobar'], 79)
-    nt.assert_equal(ip.user_ns['foobaz'], '80')
+    ip.magic("store -r foo bar foobar foobaz")
+    assert ip.user_ns["foo"] == 78
+    assert ip.alias_manager.is_alias("bar")
+    assert ip.user_ns["foobar"] == 79
+    assert ip.user_ns["foobaz"] == "80"
 
-    ip.magic('store -r') # restores _dh too
-    nt.assert_in(os.path.realpath(tmpd), ip.user_ns['_dh'])
+    ip.magic("store -r")  # restores _dh too
+    assert os.path.realpath(tmpd) in ip.user_ns["_dh"]
 
     os.rmdir(tmpd)
 
@@ -57,10 +56,10 @@ def test_autorestore():
     orig_config = ip.config
     try:
         ip.config = c
-        ip.extension_manager.reload_extension('storemagic')
-        nt.assert_not_in('foo', ip.user_ns)
+        ip.extension_manager.reload_extension("storemagic")
+        assert "foo" not in ip.user_ns
         c.StoreMagics.autorestore = True
-        ip.extension_manager.reload_extension('storemagic')
-        nt.assert_equal(ip.user_ns['foo'], 95)
+        ip.extension_manager.reload_extension("storemagic")
+        assert ip.user_ns["foo"] == 95
     finally:
         ip.config = orig_config