diff --git a/.functests b/.functests
index fb2b0eb2e3..a7be2b3981 100755
--- a/.functests
+++ b/.functests
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-nosetests test/functional $@
-nosetests test/functionalnosetests $@
+cd test/functional
+nosetests --exe $@
+cd -
+
+cd test/functionalnosetests
+nosetests --exe $@
+cd -
diff --git a/.probetests b/.probetests
index 1fdd918165..38d8520a1d 100755
--- a/.probetests
+++ b/.probetests
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-nosetests test/probe
+cd test/probe
+nosetests --exe
+cd -
diff --git a/.unittests b/.unittests
index aa54b06ffe..6f99aecdb8 100755
--- a/.unittests
+++ b/.unittests
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-nosetests test/unit --with-coverage --cover-package swift --cover-erase $@
+cd test/unit
+nosetests --exe --with-coverage --cover-package swift --cover-erase $@
 rm -f .coverage
+cd -
diff --git a/doc/source/development_saio.rst b/doc/source/development_saio.rst
index 01ab72bb93..165b60350f 100644
--- a/doc/source/development_saio.rst
+++ b/doc/source/development_saio.rst
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ Installing dependencies and the core code
      python-coverage python-dev python-nose python-setuptools python-simplejson
      python-xattr sqlite3 xfsprogs python-webob python-eventlet
      python-greenlet python-pastedeploy python-netifaces`
-  #. `easy_install pip`
-  #. `pip install openstack.nose_plugin`
   #. Install anything else you want, like screen, ssh, vim, etc.
 
 * On Fedora, log in as root and do:
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ Installing dependencies and the core code
   #. `yum install xinetd rsync`
   #. `yum install memcached`
   #. `yum install python-netifaces python-nose`
-  #. `pip install openstack.nose_plugin`
 
   This installs all necessary dependencies, and also creates user `swift`
   and group `swift`. So, `swift:swift` ought to be used in every place where