diff --git a/quantecon/game_theory/tests/test_utilities.py b/quantecon/game_theory/tests/test_utilities.py
index 56eff6e7..7b6e5c79 100644
--- a/quantecon/game_theory/tests/test_utilities.py
+++ b/quantecon/game_theory/tests/test_utilities.py
@@ -39,13 +39,3 @@ def test_copy_action_profile_to():
     _copy_action_profile_to(dst, mixed_actions)
     for x, y in zip(dst, mixed_actions):
         assert_array_equal(x, y)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    import sys
-    import nose
-
-    argv = sys.argv[:]
-    argv.append('--verbose')
-    argv.append('--nocapture')
-    nose.main(argv=argv, defaultTest=__file__)