diff --git a/dev-python/sh/sh-2.3.0.ebuild b/dev-python/sh/sh-2.3.0.ebuild
index 057a99b2a129f..a2b62ba92c0dc 100644
--- a/dev-python/sh/sh-2.3.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/sh/sh-2.3.0.ebuild
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ LICENSE="MIT"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha amd64 arm arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc x86"
 
-distutils_enable_tests unittest
+EPYTEST_PLUGINS=()
+distutils_enable_tests pytest
 
 python_test() {
 	local -x SH_TESTS_RUNNING=1
-	eunittest -p "*_test.py"
+	epytest
 }