diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 96d596f6..b0d077ac 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import sys
 
 import setuptools
-import setuptools.command.test
 
 NAME = 'django-celery-beat'
 PACKAGE = 'django_celery_beat'
@@ -103,19 +102,6 @@ def reqs(*f):
 
 # -*- %%% -*-
 
-
-class pytest(setuptools.command.test.test):
-    user_options = [('pytest-args=', 'a', 'Arguments to pass to pytest')]
-
-    def initialize_options(self):
-        setuptools.command.test.test.initialize_options(self)
-        self.pytest_args = []
-
-    def run_tests(self):
-        import pytest
-        sys.exit(pytest.main(self.pytest_args))
-
-
 setuptools.setup(
     name=NAME,
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(exclude=[