diff --git a/test_requests.py b/test_requests.py
index 456dfe42..bed50888 100755
--- a/test_requests.py
+++ b/test_requests.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def httpsbin_url(httpbin_secure):
 # listening on that port)
 TARPIT = "http://10.255.255.1"
 
-class RequestsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestRequests(object):
 
     _multiprocess_can_split_ = True