diff --git a/setuptools/tests/test_easy_install.py b/setuptools/tests/test_easy_install.py
index 586324be37..f7a39c8ca6 100644
--- a/setuptools/tests/test_easy_install.py
+++ b/setuptools/tests/test_easy_install.py
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ def test_setup_requires_override_nspkg(self, use_setup_cfg):
                         # running the setup.py at all is sufficient
                         run_setup(test_setup_py, ['--name'])
                     except pkg_resources.VersionConflict:
-                        self.fail(
+                        pytest.fail(
                             'Installing setup.py requirements caused a VersionConflict'
                         )