--- a/x2gobroker/tests/test_web_plain_base.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/tests/test_web_plain_base.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import unittest
 import tempfile
 from paste.fixture import TestApp
-from nose.tools import assert_equal
 import tornado.wsgi
 
 # Python X2GoBroker modules
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = tf.name
         testApp = TestApp(application)
         r = testApp.get('/plain/base/', expect_errors=True)
-        assert_equal(r.status, 404)
+        assert r.status == 404
         tf.close()
         _config = """
 [broker_base]
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = tf.name
         testApp = TestApp(application)
         r = testApp.get('/plain/base/', expect_errors=True)
-        assert_equal(r.status, 401)
+        assert r.status == 401
         tf.close()
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = _cf_bak
 
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@
     def test_checkaccess(self):
         testApp = TestApp(application)
         r = testApp.get('/plain/base/', expect_errors=True)
-        assert_equal(r.status, 404)
+        assert r.status == 404
         _config = """
 [broker_base]
 enable = true
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@
         _cf_bak = x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = tf.name
         r = testApp.get('/plain/base/', params={'user': 'test', 'password': 'sweet', }, expect_errors=True)
-        assert_equal(r.status, 200)
+        assert r.status == 200
         r.mustcontain('Access granted')
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = _cf_bak
 
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@
     def test_checkaccess_user_and_login(self):
         testApp = TestApp(application)
         r = testApp.get('/plain/base/', expect_errors=True)
-        assert_equal(r.status, 404)
+        assert r.status == 404
         _config = """
 [broker_base]
 enable = true
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@
         _cf_bak = x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = tf.name
         r = testApp.get('/plain/base/', params={'user': 'test', 'login': 'test_user_on_server', 'password': 'sweet', }, expect_errors=True)
-        assert_equal(r.status, 200)
+        assert r.status == 200
         r.mustcontain('Access granted')
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = _cf_bak
 
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@
     def test_checkaccess_with_accentuated_chars(self):
         testApp = TestApp(application)
         r = testApp.get('/plain/base/', expect_errors=True)
-        assert_equal(r.status, 404)
+        assert r.status == 404
         _config = """
 [broker_base]
 enable = true
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@
         _cf_bak = x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = tf.name
         r = testApp.get('/plain/base/', params={'user': 'jacques', 'password': 'thérèse', }, expect_errors=True)
-        assert_equal(r.status, 200)
+        assert r.status == 200
         r.mustcontain('Access granted')
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = _cf_bak
 
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = tf.name
         testApp = TestApp(application)
         r = testApp.get('/plain/base/', params={'user': 'test', 'password': 'sweet',  'task': 'listsessions', }, expect_errors=True)
-        assert_equal(r.status, 200)
+        assert r.status == 200
         r.mustcontain('Access granted')
         r.mustcontain(no='START_USER_SESSIONS')
         r.mustcontain(no='END_USER_SESSIONS')
--- a/x2gobroker/tests/test_web_plain_zeroconf.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/tests/test_web_plain_zeroconf.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import unittest
 import tempfile
 from paste.fixture import TestApp
-from nose.tools import assert_equal
 import tornado.wsgi
 
 # Python X2GoBroker modules
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = tf.name
         testApp = TestApp(application)
         r = testApp.get('/plain/zeroconf/', params={'user': 'test', 'password': 'sweet',  'task': 'listsessions', }, expect_errors=True)
-        assert_equal(r.status, 200)
+        assert r.status == 200
         r.mustcontain('Access granted')
         r.mustcontain('START_USER_SESSIONS')
         r.mustcontain('command=KDE')
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = tf.name
         testApp = TestApp(application)
         r = testApp.get('/plain/zeroconf/', params={'user': 'test', 'password': 'sweet',  'task': 'listsessions', }, expect_errors=True)
-        assert_equal(r.status, 200)
+        assert r.status == 200
         r.mustcontain('Access granted')
         r.mustcontain('START_USER_SESSIONS')
         r.mustcontain('command=GNOME')
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = tf.name
         testApp = TestApp(application)
         r = testApp.get('/plain/zeroconf/', params={'user': 'test', 'password': 'sweet',  'task': 'selectsession', 'sid': 'LOCALHOST',}, expect_errors=True)
-        assert_equal(r.status, 200)
+        assert r.status == 200
         r.mustcontain('Access granted')
         r.mustcontain('SERVER:localhost:22')
         r.mustcontain(no='<BR>',)
--- a/x2gobroker/tests/test_web_uccs_zeroconf.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/tests/test_web_uccs_zeroconf.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import unittest
 import tempfile
 from paste.fixture import TestApp
-from nose.tools import assert_equal
 import tornado.wsgi
 import json
 
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@
         headers = {}
 
         r = testApp.get('/uccs/zeroconf/api/4', headers=headers, expect_errors=True)
-        assert_equal(r.status, 200)
+        assert r.status == 200
         body = r.normal_body
         result = json.loads(body)
         self.assertEqual(_expected_result, result)
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@
         headers = {}
 
         r = testApp.get('/uccs/zeroconf/api/4', headers=headers, expect_errors=True)
-        assert_equal(r.status, 200)
+        assert r.status == 200
         body = r.normal_body
         result = json.loads(body)
         self.assertEqual(_expected_result, result)
--- a/x2gobroker/tests/test_client_plain_base.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/tests/test_client_plain_base.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import x2gobroker.defaults
 import x2gobroker.client.plain
 
-from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_true, assert_false
 
 class args():
     def __init__(self):
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@
         tf.seek(0)
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = tf.name
         r = x2gobroker.client.plain.X2GoBrokerClient().get(a)
-        assert_equal(r, None)
+        assert r is None
         tf.close()
         _config = """
 [broker_base]
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = tf.name
         r = x2gobroker.client.plain.X2GoBrokerClient().get(a)
         lines = r.split('\n')
-        assert_equal(lines[1], "Access granted")
+        assert lines[1] == "Access granted"
         tf.close()
 
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = _cf_bak
@@ -93,13 +92,13 @@
 
         r = x2gobroker.client.plain.X2GoBrokerClient().get(a)
 
-        assert_true('Access granted' in r)
-        assert_false('START_USER_SESSIONS' in r)
-        assert_false('END_USER_SESSIONS' in r)
-        assert_false('<BR>' in r)
-        assert_false('<br>' in r)
-        assert_false('<BR />' in r)
-        assert_false('<br />' in r)
+        assert 'Access granted' in r
+        assert not 'START_USER_SESSIONS' in r
+        assert not 'END_USER_SESSIONS' in r
+        assert not '<BR>' in r
+        assert not '<br>' in r
+        assert not '<BR />' in r
+        assert not '<br />' in r
 
         x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_CONFIG = _cf_bak
 
--- a/x2gobroker/tests/test_web_plain_inifile.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/tests/test_web_plain_inifile.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import unittest
 #import tempfile
 #from paste.fixture import TestApp
-#from nose.tools import *
 import tornado.wsgi
 
 # Python X2GoBroker modules