diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-scipy/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-scipy/package.py
index a26df20d51..cbe23fe69d 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-scipy/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-scipy/package.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class PyScipy(PythonPackage):
 
     depends_on('python@2.6:2.8,3.2:')
     depends_on('py-setuptools', type='build')
+    depends_on('py-nose', type='test')
     depends_on('py-numpy@1.7.1:+blas+lapack', type=('build', 'run'))
 
     # NOTE: scipy picks up Blas/Lapack from numpy, see
@@ -69,10 +70,6 @@ class PyScipy(PythonPackage):
     depends_on('blas')
     depends_on('lapack')
 
-    # Tests require:
-    # TODO: Add a 'test' deptype
-    # depends_on('py-nose', type='test')
-
     def build_args(self, spec, prefix):
         args = []