diff --git a/community/py3-xdg/APKBUILD b/community/py3-xdg/APKBUILD
index 925150c1e6d..7eeb21de92f 100644
--- a/community/py3-xdg/APKBUILD
+++ b/community/py3-xdg/APKBUILD
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ arch="noarch"
 license="LGPL-2.1-only"
 depends="python3"
 makedepends="py3-setuptools py3-gpep517 py3-wheel"
-checkdepends="py3-nose hicolor-icon-theme"
+checkdepends="py3-pytest hicolor-icon-theme"
 subpackages="$pkgname-pyc"
 source="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/${_pkgname:0:1}/$_pkgname/$_pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz"
 builddir="$srcdir"/$_pkgname-$pkgver
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ build() {
 }
 
 check() {
-	nose2
+	python3 -m venv --clear --without-pip --system-site-packages .testenv
+	.testenv/bin/python3 -m installer .dist/*.whl
+	.testenv/bin/python3 -m pytest
 }
 
 package() {